US Plant Patent PP12591

Romance

Poinsettia plant named ‘Romance’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 4, 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP12591
Filed: May 4, 2000
Granted: April 30, 2002
Expires: May 4, 2020
Assignee: PAUL ECKE RANCH
Inventor: GROSS EDUARD

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Romance’, characterized by its bright red flower bracts; very dark green leaves; compact, uniform, upright and somewhat spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; and good 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 ‘Romance’, as illustrated and described.

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