Novapenpur

Novapenpur

Penstemon plant named ‘Novapenpur’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 29, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 11, 2033. This patent earned 383 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27316, the photograph of Novapenpur printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27316, 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.

Abstract

The new Penstemon plant was created by the crossing of parent plants which had been studied in the hope that they might provide desired characteristics. Attractive dark-purple blossoms with a white throat are formed in the absence of a vernalization requirement for flowering. An upright compact mounding growth habit is displayed. The plant is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct Penstemon plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays an upright compact growth habit with strong basal branching, (b) is lacking a vernalization requirement for flowering, (c) forms attractive dark-purple blossoms with a white throat, and (d) is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27316 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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