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US Plant Patent PP17380

Spinners

Phlox plant named ‘Spinners’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 22, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 14, 2025. This patent earned 8 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17380, the photograph of Spinners printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17380, 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
PP17380
Filed
June 14, 2005
Granted
January 23, 2007
Expires
June 22, 2025
Assignee
GREEN WORKS INTERNAT
Inventor
VAN EGMOND MARTIN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Spinners’, characterized by its upright and strong plant habit; freely basally branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; thick and leathery foliage; attractive red-purple-colored flowers with white stripes; freely and continuous flowering habit; long flowering period; resistance to Powdery Mildew; and excellent 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 cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Spinners’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17380 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.