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US Plant Patent PP12637

Miss Manners

Physostegia plant named ‘Miss Manners’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 27, 2020. 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.

Figure 2 of US plant patent PP12637, the photograph of Miss Manners printed in the patent.
Figure 2 from US Plant Patent PP12637, 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
PP12637
Filed
June 27, 2000
Granted
May 21, 2002
Expires
June 27, 2020
Inventor
PROBST DARRELL R

Abstract

A new cultivar of Physostegio virginiana named ‘Miss Manners’ characterized by its clump-forming nature, compact, sturdy growth habit and profuse white flowers that bloom over a long period.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Physostegia virginia plant named ‘Miss Manners’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12637 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.