Sunbelre

Sunbelre

Petunia plant named ‘Sunbelre’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 24, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP14756, the photograph of Sunbelre printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14756, 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

Disclosed herein is a new and distinct variety of Petunia plant having a semi-decumbent growth habit. The Petunia plant has abundant branching, particularly with respect to secondary branching, and forms a great profusion of blooms with the entire plant remaining in bloom for a considerable period of time. The flowers are single and very small. The petal coloration is deep red. The base color of the corolla throat is vivid greenish-yellow and the outside of the corolla tube is olive-gray. The plant exhibits high resistance to rain, heat, drought and diseases, such as Powdery Mildew.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Petunia plant, substantially as herein illustrated and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by (A) having a semi-decumbent growth habit, (B) a great profusion of blooms with the entire plant remaining in bloom for a considerable period of time, (C) flowers that are single and very small, having deep red petals have a deep red color, and (D) a high resistance to rain, heat, drought and pests.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14756 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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