US Plant Patent PP21878
Jade
Phlox plant named ‘Jade’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 25, 2029.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 16, 2029. This patent earned 9 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21878
- Filed
- November 16, 2009
- Granted
- April 19, 2011
- Expires
- November 25, 2029
- Assignee
- VERSCHOOR JAN
- Inventor
- VERSCHOOR JAN
Abstract
A new cultivar of Phlox, ‘Jade’, characterized by its large flowers that are pure white in color with green tips at apex of each petal, its healthy foliage with a high degree of mildew resistance, and its compact plant habit with sturdy stems.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Jade’ as herein illustrated and described.
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