Sunphlo R&W

Sunphlo R&W

Phlox plant named ‘Sunphlo R&W’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 24, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 22, 2024. This patent earned 155 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16382, the photograph of Sunphlo R&W printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16382, 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

Disclosed herein is a new and distinct variety of Phlox plant having an ascending habit and low plant height. The Phlox plant has abundant branching, and great profusion of blooms, the whole plant remaining in bloom for a considerable period of time. The flowers are single, the upper side color of the corolla is light purplish pink and yellowish white at the center with strong reddish purple eye. The under side color of the corolla is pale purplish pink and the outside of the corolla tube is pale purplish pink. The plant exhibits a high tolerance to heat and resistance to disease.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Phlox plant named ‘Sunphlo R&W’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16382 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

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