US Plant Patent PP8191
Pink Dawn
Orchid `Pink Dawn`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired April 8, 2011. 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
- PP8191
- Filed
- April 8, 1991
- Granted
- March 30, 1993
- Expires
- April 8, 2011
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of orchid, more particularly a Cymbidium hydrid cultivar plant having flowers of large size and clear color with flowers erectly carried and well spaced on strong sprays. The new variety is distinct from siblings of its grex by its outstanding vigorous growth habit as well as frequency and freedom of bloom. Of primary note with this cultivar is its great vigor, compact growth habit and freedom of bloom and season which makes it extremely useful as a producer of Cymbidium flowers for the florist market.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety in the hybrid genus Cymbidium substantially as described and illustrated herein which was discovered as a superior variety in the grex Cymbidium `Bangkok Beauty` named `Pink Dawn` characterized by a combination of clearness of coloring, superior flower substance, size, shape and further characterized by its exceptional vigor, reliability of bloom and lasting qualities.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8191 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.