US Plant Patent PP17501

Calanda

Otacanthus plant named ‘Calanda’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 27, 2025. 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: PP17501
Filed: September 27, 2005
Granted: March 13, 2007
Expires: September 27, 2025
Assignee: EX PLANT AS
Inventor: LETH CARSTEN

Abstract

A new distinct cultivar of Otacanthus plant named ‘Calanda’, characterized by its compact plant habit; dense and bushy plant form, mainly due to upright stems; deep violet colored corolla (RHS N88A) and a white throat spot; and less need for chemical growth retardation, due to plant having shorter internodes, shorter branches and shorter plant height.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Otacanthus plant named ‘Calanda’, as illustrated and described herein.

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