US Plant Patent PP18784

Sunphlocobu

Phlox plant named ‘Sunphlocobu ’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 1, 2026.

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: PP18784
Filed: December 1, 2006
Granted: May 6, 2008
Expires: December 1, 2026
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor: MIYAZAKI KIYOSHI

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Sunphlocobu’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; pale violet-colored flowers with dark violet 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 ‘Sunphlocobu’ as illustrated and described.

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