Plumtastic

Plumtastic

Phlox plant named ‘Plumtastic’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 13, 2036.

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 PP28896, the photograph of Plumtastic printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28896, 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

A new cultivar of Phlox plant named, ‘Plumtastic’, that is characterized by its low dense groundcover habit, its petals that overlap for one-half to three-quarters of their length, its flowers that emerge light rose pink in color, ageing to a medium and then dark rose to red-violet color, its flowers that emerge with a large, distinct center eye that is white in color and fills with pigment as the flowers age, its small petal striae that form two distinct dark violet lines at the base of each petal lobe and persist for the life of the flower, and its flowers that cover 90% of the plant at peak bloom.

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28896 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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