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US Plant Patent PP31547

Superstar

Sedum plant named ‘Superstar’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 8, 2038.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 14, 2038. This patent earned 114 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP31547, the photograph of Superstar printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31547, 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
PP31547
Filed
February 14, 2018
Granted
March 10, 2020
Expires
June 8, 2038
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar of perennial Sedum plant named ‘Superstar’ is characterized by tight-forming compact clumps with small-sized, greyed-purple glaucous foliage on vertical to slightly arching branching stems flower stems that resist falling over and opening up in the center of the plant throughout the growing season. Numerous stems produce a multitude of flowers beginning light rosy-pink effect darkening with age to reddish purple and completely covering the top and sides of the plant. The new plant is useful for the landscape in containers, as specimen 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. The new and distinct perennial Sedum plant named ‘Superstar’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31547 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.