Suncopapin

Suncopapin

Petunia plant named ‘Suncopapin’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 15, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 29, 2024. This patent earned 323 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17087, the photograph of Suncopapin printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17087, 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 decumbent habit and short stems. The Petunia plant has abundant branching, and a great profusion of blooms, the whole plant remaining in bloom for a considerable period of time. The flowers are single and small, the petals having vivid reddish purple color. The inside color of the corolla throat is light purplish pink and the outside of the corolla tube is pale yellow green. The plant exhibits high resistance to heat, cold and disease.

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17087 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

Abstract