US Plant Patent PP10092
BFP-661 Purple
New Guinea Impatiens named `BFP-661 Purple`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired June 21, 2016. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP10092
- Filed
- June 21, 1996
- Granted
- October 28, 1997
- Expires
- June 21, 2016
- Assignee
- BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
- Inventor
- TREES SCOTT C
Abstract
A new and distinct New Guinea Impatiens cultivar named `BFP-661 Purple` is provided. This new cultivar was the result of a controlled breeding program wherein the `Tahiti` cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,601) was pollinated by the `Raspberry Rose` cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,212). The new cultivar forms large generally round vibrant purple flowers that display an iridescent appearance. The foliage is medium green in coloration. An attractive compact upright mounded growth habit is exhibited. The new cultivar can be readily distinguished from the parent `Raspberry Rose` cultivar.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named `BFP-661 Purple`, substantially as herein shown and described, which: (a) exhibits attractive, large generally round purple flowers, (b) forms medium green foliage, (c) exhibits a good basal branching character, and (d) exhibits a compact upright growth habit.
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