US Plant Patent PP18451

Sunphloburu

Phlox plant named ‘Sunphloburu’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 8, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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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The record

Patent number: PP18451
Filed: September 8, 2006
Granted: January 22, 2008
Expires: September 8, 2026
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor: MIYAZAKI KIYOSHI

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Sunphloburu’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; light purple-colored flowers with dark purple-colored central star; freely and continuous flowering habit; and good 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 Phlox plant named ‘Sunphloburu’ as illustrated and described.

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