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US Plant Patent PP7883

456

Poinsettia plant `456`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 24, 2010. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP7883
Filed
May 24, 1990
Granted
June 9, 1992
Expires
May 24, 2010

Abstract

Poinsettia, cultivar `456` is an induced by mutation cultivar, `H518` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,150) with dark red flower bracts and dark green foliage. It branches more freely than `H518`, but retains the same desirable flower and foliage characteristics. The plant height of `456` is somewhat shorter than that of `H518`. The relative shortness of `456` offers certain economic advantages over `H518`, in that, less growth retarding chemicals need to be used to control plant height.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct poinsettia cultivar, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its dark flower bracts, dark green foliage, short to medium height, compact growth habit and self-branching traits.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7883 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.