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US Plant Patent PP14912

Sweet Caroline Purple

Ornamental sweetpotato plant named ‘Sweet Caroline Purple’

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 PP14912, the photograph of Sweet Caroline Purple printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14912, 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
PP14912
Filed
April 2, 2002
Granted
June 15, 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 Purple' is described that is a moderately compact, densely-mounding, plant with purple leaves that are deeply-lobed. The plant is distinguished by its short shoots and highly branched plant habit. Furthermore, this plant has excellent vigor and will flower under short day conditions. Ipomoea batatas 'Sweet Caroline Purple' 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 Purple’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14912 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.