US Plant Patent PP18540

Cropurpri

Phygelius plant named ‘Cropurpri’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 25, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 26, 2026. This patent earned 30 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18540, the photograph of Cropurpri printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18540, 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: PP18540
Filed: July 26, 2006
Granted: March 4, 2008
Expires: August 25, 2026
Assignee: SPENCER MALCOLM
Inventor: SPENCER MALCOLM

Abstract

A new cultivar of Phygelius named ‘CROPURPRI’ that is characterized by compact upright habit, purple stems, purple flowers, and dark-green foliage. In combination these traits set ‘CROPURPRI’ apart from all other existing varieties of Phygelius known to the inventor.

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 Phygelius plant named ‘CROPURPRI’ as described and illustrated.

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