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US Plant Patent PP12725

Eckadria

Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckadria’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 15, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 9, 2021. This patent earned 6 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12725, the photograph of Eckadria printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12725, 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
PP12725
Filed
February 9, 2001
Granted
June 25, 2002
Expires
February 15, 2021
Assignee
RANCH PAUL ECKE
Inventor
FRUEHWIRTH FRANZ

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckadria’, characterized by its inflorescences with red and pink bi-colored flower bracts and large cyathia clusters; dark green-colored leaves with burgundy-colored petioles; upright and uniform plant habit; freely branching habit; early flowering, natural season flower maturity date is November 18 for plants grown in Encinitas, Calif.; response time, about 7.5 weeks; and excellent post-production longevity.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckadria’,

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12725 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.