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US Plant Patent PP17716

Kerbelmilk

Primula plant named ‘Kerbelmilk’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 3, 2025. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17716, the photograph of Kerbelmilk printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17716, 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
PP17716
Filed
October 3, 2005
Granted
May 8, 2007
Expires
October 3, 2025
Assignee
KERLEY DAVID W, KERLEY PRISCILLA G
Inventor
KERLEY DAVID W; KERLEY PRISCILLA G

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Primula plant named ‘Kerbelmilk,’ characterized by its upright, compact, and uniform plant habit; large, double, nonfragrant and cream-colored flowers that are held upright on strong and erect peduncles; early flowering in natural season; fast production suitable for 9 cm to 12 cm pots; an enlarged calyx which forms a green collar around the flower; and tolerance to low temperatures.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Primula plant named ‘Kerbelmilk,’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17716 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.