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US Plant Patent PP12070

Goldmine

Phlox plant named ‘Goldmine’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 18, 2020. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP12070
Filed
January 18, 2000
Granted
August 28, 2001
Expires
January 18, 2020
Inventor
VAN GAALEN IRENAEUS ANTONIUS M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Goldmine’, characterized by its unique green and light yellow variegated foliage; upright plant habit; numerous bright purple flowers; and good garden performance.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Goldmine’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12070 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.