US Plant Patent PP9952
603
Poinsettia plant named `603`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 22, 2016. 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
- PP9952
- Filed
- March 22, 1996
- Granted
- July 8, 1997
- Expires
- March 22, 2016
- Assignee
- PAUL ECKE RANCH
- Inventor
- FRUEHWIRTH FRANZ
Abstract
Poinsettia `603` is a new cultivar, distinguished by dark red flower bracts, dark green foliage, self-branching characteristics, compact upright growth habit and 8-week flowering response time. The new plant produces a very desirable branched flowering pot plant for early to mid-season holiday market. Poinsettia `603` is resistant to epinasty after being confined to shipping containers. The post-production foliage and bract retention are excellent even under low light intensities in the consumer's home.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant, substantially as herein shown and described, distinguished by its dark red flower bracts, dark green foliage, self-branching characteristics and compact upright growth habit.
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