After Dark

After Dark

Sedum plant named ‘After Dark’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 29, 2043.

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 PP35965, the photograph of After Dark printed in the patent.

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Abstract

A new and distinct ornamental perennial Sedum plant named ‘After Dark’ is characterized by tight-forming, medium-sized domed mounds with vertical stems producing deep-purplish-black leaves. The deep-purplish-black stems are highly branched, remain dense in the center, and resist lodging in the summer heat and rains. Numerous purplish-black flower buds open to show off garnet-colored flowers nearly completely covering the top of the plant and later display the dark red carpels. The new plant is useful for the landscape in containers, as specimens, or en masse.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct perennial Sedum plant named ‘After Dark’ as herein described and illustrated.

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Abstract