US Plant Patent PP17972

Wilcor

Raphiolepis hybrid plant named ‘Wilcor’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 2, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 4, 2025. This patent earned 424 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17972
Filed: April 4, 2005
Granted: September 4, 2007
Expires: June 2, 2026
Assignee: PLANT DEV SERVICES INC
Inventor: CORLEY WILL LEE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Raphiolepis×delacourii found as an openly pollinated seedling of Raphiolepis×delacourii ‘Georgia Charm’ U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,982. The new variety is unique with its dense, mounding growth habit, resistance to Entomosporium leaf spot, increased cold hardiness, and abundance of late blooming white flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Raphiolepis plant named ‘Wilcor’, as illustrated and described.

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