US Plant Patent PP10308
Silver Spires
Rosemary plant named `Silver Spires`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 2, 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
- PP10308
- Filed
- July 2, 1996
- Granted
- March 31, 1998
- Expires
- July 2, 2016
- Inventor
- WOLTERS CHRISTINE P; WOLTERS CHRISTIAN H
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis, was discovered while growing in a planting area located at Guildford, Surrey, England containing plants of the same species. The origin at the new plant otherwise is unknown. The new variety exhibits distinctive decorative lance-shaped bicolored leaves of pale green and white. Good winter hardiness and resistance to diseases have been observed to date. The new variety propagates well from cuttings and is particularly well suited for serving ornamental as well as culinary uses.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Rosmarinus officinalis plant which: (a) exhibits a generally upright growth habit, (b) forms distinctive narrow lance-shaped bicolored foliage that is pale green and white and in coloration, (c) exhibits good winter hardiness, (d) exhibits good disease resistance, and (e) is well suited for culinary as well as decorative uses; substantially as herein shown and described.
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