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US Plant Patent PP35725

Midnight Velvet

Sedum plant named ‘Midnight Velvet’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 17, 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 PP35725, the photograph of Midnight Velvet printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP35725, 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
PP35725
Filed
April 17, 2023
Granted
April 2, 2024
Expires
April 17, 2043
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and distinct ornamental perennial Sedum plant named ‘Midnight Velvet’ is characterized by tight-forming domed mounds with vertical stems producing rich dark-purple leaves. The deep wine-colored stems are highly branched and resist lodging in the summer heat and rains. Numerous mauve flower buds open to show off deep-rose 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.

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

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP35725 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.