US Plant Patent PP10110
BFP-684 Scarlet
New Guinea Impatiens named `BFP-684 Scarlet`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 24, 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
- PP10110
- Filed
- July 24, 1996
- Granted
- November 4, 1997
- Expires
- July 24, 2016
- Assignee
- BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
- Inventor
- TREES SCOTT C
Abstract
A new and distinct New Guinea Impatiens cultivar named `BFP-684 Scarlet` 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 scarlet red flowers that display an iridescent appearance. The foliage is medium green in coloration. An attractive compact upright growth habit is exhibited. The new cultivar can be readily distinguished from the `BSR-181 Bright Scarlet` cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,406).
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-684 Scarlet`, substantially as herein shown and described, which: (a) exhibits attractive large scarlet red 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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