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US Plant Patent PP18865

PHORD1

Phormium tenax plant named ‘PHORD1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 3, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 9, 2026. This patent earned 55 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18865, the photograph of PHORD1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18865, 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
PP18865
Filed
August 9, 2006
Granted
June 3, 2008
Expires
October 3, 2026
Assignee
VERSASCAPES L L C
Inventor
LAYT TODD ANTHONY

Abstract

‘PHORD1’ is a distinctive variety of Phormium tenax characterized by a medium growth habit with a medium shoot density when compared with common Phormium tenax which has a variable growth form ranging from short to tall plant height and sparse to dense shoot density. In addition, ‘PHORD1’ has a deep red leaf color, whereas common Phormium tenax has a purple leaf color. ‘PHORD1’ also has strong resistance to Phytophthora root rot, whereas common Phormium tenax has week resistance.

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 Phormium tenax plant named ‘PHORD1’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18865 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.