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US Plant Patent PP18647

Ruffled Princess of Orange

Papaver plant named ‘Ruffled Princess of Orange’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 14, 2026.

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 PP18647, the photograph of Ruffled Princess of Orange printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18647, 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
PP18647
Filed
September 14, 2006
Granted
March 25, 2008
Expires
September 14, 2026
Inventor
OUDSHOORN HUBERTUS GERARDUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Papaver plant named ‘Ruffled Princess of Orange’, characterized by its upright plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; and large flowers with ruffled dark orange-colored petals.

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

1. A new and distinct Papaver plant named ‘Ruffled Princess of Orange’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18647 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.