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US Plant Patent PP16877

Dancasblu

Petunia plant named ‘Dancasblu’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 28, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 13, 2025. This patent earned 15 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16877, the photograph of Dancasblu printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16877, 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
PP16877
Filed
May 13, 2005
Granted
July 25, 2006
Expires
May 28, 2025
Inventor
DANZIGER GABRIEL

Abstract

A new and distinct Petunia plant named ‘Dancasblu’ characterized by having dark violet-blue flower color; very floriferous and with a long blooming season; vigorous, cascading growth habit; good weather tolerance; and suitable for patios and outdoors bedding.

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

1. A new and distinct Petunia plant named ‘Dancasblu’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16877 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.