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US Plant Patent PP13412

Redbug

Sarracenia pitcher plant named ‘Redbug’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 5, 2021. 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 PP13412, the photograph of Redbug printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13412, 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
PP13412
Filed
January 5, 2001
Granted
December 24, 2002
Expires
January 5, 2021
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA
Inventor
MELLICHAMP T LAWRENCE; GARDNER ROBERT K

Abstract

A new and distinct cultvar of Sarracenia called "Redbug' is described that is a vigorously growing, compact plant having pubescent dark Chrysanthemum Crimson (H.C.C. #824) pitchers, suffused with veins of a deeper cast of Chrysanthemum Crimson. The pitcher is distinguished from other Sarracenia by having a higher width-to-length ratio, a wider hood, and a prominent horizontal filament. Furthermore, in the winter the leaves retain color and texture when grown outdoors in United States Department of Agriculture Hardiness Zone 8 or warmer (minimum winter temperature to 10° F.).

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Sarracenia plant named ‘Redbug’,

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13412 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.