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US Plant Patent PP27821

Novapename

Penstemon plant named ‘Novapename’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 7, 2035.

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 PP27821, the photograph of Novapename printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27821, 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
PP27821
Filed
December 7, 2015
Granted
March 28, 2017
Expires
December 7, 2035
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
Inventor
DOBRES MICHAEL S; SCHEIBER SLOANE M

Abstract

The new Penstemon plant was created by a controlled plant breeding program followed by selection, open pollination, and further selection. The growth habit is upright with strong basal branching and excellent vigor. Attractive large light- lavender flowers with a white throat on sturdy stems are formed. There is no vernalization requirement for flowering. An upright mounding growth habit is displayed. The plant readily roots from stem cuttings and is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct Penstemon plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays an upright growth habit with strong basal branching and excellent vigor, (b) is lacking a vernalization requirement for flowering, (c) abundantly forms attractive large light-lavender flowers with a white throat on sturdy stems, and (d) is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27821 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.