US Plant Patent PP7825

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Poinsettia plant `490`

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: PP7825
Filed: May 24, 1990
Granted: March 10, 1992
Expires: May 24, 2010

Abstract

Poinsettia `490` is a very early flowering cultivar with dark red flower bracts. It has dark green, medium size foliage and a strong branching habit. The stem length is relatively short and chemical growth retardants may not be needed to control the height of flowering plants. Because of its early flowering `490` can be grown for an early market under natural daylength conditions.

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 early flowering, short stature, dark red flower bracts, dark green foliage and strong branching habit.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7825 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.