Strawberries and Cream

Phlox plant named ‘Strawberries and Cream’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 26, 2036.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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Abstract

A new cultivar of Phlox plant named, ‘Strawberries and Cream’, that is characterized by its low dense groundcover habit, its flowers that emerge white in color lightly suffused with violet pink ageing to a medium and then dark pink-violet color, its petals that overlap for one-quarter to one-half of their length, its petal striae that are purple in color becoming masked by a ring of dark purple pigment that accumulates in the corolla tube throat as the flowers age, and its flowers that cover 90% or more of the plant at peak bloom.

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

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Strawberries and Cream

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