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US Plant Patent PP18163

Candy Floss

Phlox plant named ‘Candy Floss’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 15, 2026. 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 PP18163, the photograph of Candy Floss printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18163, 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
PP18163
Filed
June 15, 2006
Granted
October 30, 2007
Expires
June 15, 2026
Inventor
VERSCHOOR JAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Candy Floss’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; freely basally branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; attractive dark pink-colored flowers; freely and continuous flowering habit; resistance to Powdery Mildew; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Phlox plant named ‘Candy Floss’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18163 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.