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US Plant Patent PP15056

Sweet Caroline Green

Ornamental sweetpotato plant named ‘Sweet Caroline Green’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 2, 2022. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15056, the photograph of Sweet Caroline Green printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15056, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP15056
Filed
April 2, 2002
Granted
August 3, 2004
Expires
April 2, 2022
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor
PECOTA KENNETH; YENCHO G CRAIG; PIERCE CYNTHIA

Abstract

A new and distinct ornamental cultivar of Ipomoea batatas called ‘Sweet Caroline Green’ is described that is a compact plant, with a round mounded shape, a dense canopy and dark green leaves that are deeply lobed. The plant is further distinguished by its unusual leaves, which have 3-5 narrow lobes, with prominent light green palmate veins. In addition, this cultivar has a reduced vigor as compared with existing cultivars of Ipomoea batatas known to the inventors. Ipomoea batatas ‘Sweet Caroline Green’ is suitable for use in landscaping and containerized gardens.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Ipomoea batatas plant named ‘Sweet Caroline Green’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15056 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.