US Plant Patent PP18002

Spark Orange

Osteospermum plant named ‘Spark Orange’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 18, 2026. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP18002
Filed: April 18, 2006
Granted: September 11, 2007
Expires: April 18, 2026
Assignee: ASANO TOSHIHARU
Inventor: ASANO TOSHIHARU

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Osteospermum plant named ‘Spark Orange’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; vigorous growth habit; light green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; and daisy-type inflorescences with intense orange-colored ray florets.

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

1. A new and distinct Osteospermum plant named ‘Spark Orange’, as illustrated and described.

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