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US Plant Patent PP15028

Sweet Caroline Light Green

Ornamental sweetpotato plant named ‘Sweet Caroline Light 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 PP15028, the photograph of Sweet Caroline Light Green printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15028, 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
PP15028
Filed
April 2, 2002
Granted
July 20, 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 Light Green' is described that is a moderately-compact plant with light green leaves that are moderately- to deeply-lobed. The plant is distinguished by its many short shoots, dense foliage, chartreuse leaves, and purple band at the leaf base. Furthermore, this plant has excellent vigor and flowers under short day conditions. Ipomoea batatas 'Sweet Caroline Light 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 Light Green’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15028 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.