US Plant Patent PP17681

Sunhore

Petunia plant named ‘Sunhore’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 26, 2025. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP17681
Filed: October 26, 2005
Granted: May 1, 2007
Expires: October 26, 2025
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor: IWAKI KAZUNARI; MIYAZAKI KIYOSHI; ISHIHARA TAKURO; MIYANO SHINYA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Sunhore’, characterized by its outwardly spreading, mounded and decumbent plant habit; vigorous and freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; large coral pink-colored flowers with purple-colored venation; long flowering period; and good garden performance.

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

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