US Plant Patent PP16806

MPD2

Petunia plant named ‘MPD2’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 12, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 28, 2025. This patent earned 15 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16806
Filed: March 28, 2005
Granted: July 11, 2006
Expires: April 12, 2025
Assignee: NUFLORA INT PTY LTD
Inventor: BROWN GRAHAM NOEL

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘MPD2’, characterized by its compact, outwardly spreading and cascading plant habit; freely branching habit; and numerous small double flowers that are light purple in color with dark violet-colored venation.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘MPD2’, as illustrated and described.

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