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US Plant Patent PP17512

Sunny Antique Serena

Osteospermum plant named ‘Sunny Antique Serena’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 17, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 31, 2025. This patent earned 17 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17512, the photograph of Sunny Antique Serena printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17512, 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
PP17512
Filed
March 31, 2005
Granted
March 20, 2007
Expires
April 17, 2025
Assignee
SUNNY GRONNEGYDEN APS
Inventor
LARSEN BJARNE NYHOLM

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Osteospermum plant named ‘Sunny Antique Serena’ characterized by its unique color combinations on the upper and undersides of its ray florets: (upperside) when opening—RHS 5 C to RHS 5 D, yellow and when fully opened—RHS 11 D, yellow; (underside) when opening and when fully opened—longitudinal stripes of alternating gray-orange colors, RHS N 163 A and RHS N 163 B, gray-orange; upright, compact and globular plant habit; dense and bushy growth habit, mainly due to upright stems; moderately vigorous growth habit, but less need for chemical growth retardation; and high number of inflorescences per plant.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Osteospermum plant named ‘Sunny Antique Serena’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17512 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.