US Plant Patent PP8798
Kenny
Orchidaceae Cattleya walkeriana `Kenny`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 2, 2013. 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
- PP8798
- Filed
- July 2, 1993
- Granted
- June 21, 1994
- Expires
- July 2, 2013
- Assignee
- RICHARDS KERRY A
- Inventor
- RICHARDS KERRY A
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Orchidaceae plant and more particularly of the genus Cattleya; species walkeriana; variety semi-alba, which is outstanding and distinct from other Orchidaceae because of its outstanding plant vigor and free flowering ability. The new variety is also distinctive from its siblings in the grex population by its superior flowers, which combine a rare coloring, massive size and strong carriage of multiple flowers on a single stem. The coloring is an exceptionally glistening white with heavy substance with the lip also white, with apple green coloration at the base of the column, pale yellow in the center of the lip and a fuchsia blush at the lower edge. The flowers are of exceptional substance, with more rigid petals than siblings of the grex. The flowers are perfectly placed on the stem, which is superior to its species in strength. The flowers are produced more freely and last longer than other Orchidaceae of this species.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct plant in the Orchidaceae family in the genus Cattleya, discovered as a superior selection within the grex Cattleya walkeriana var. semi-alba, substantially as described and illustrated, namely `Kenny`, characterized by a combination of clearness of coloring, superior flower substance and glistening texture, size and shape, further characterized by the exceptional vigor, freedom to bloom and dramatic flower qualities.
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