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US Plant Patent PP33074

Ruby

Sempervivum plant named ‘Ruby’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 27, 2040.

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 PP33074, the photograph of Ruby printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33074, 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
PP33074
Filed
July 27, 2020
Granted
May 18, 2021
Expires
July 27, 2040
Assignee
SCHARA VOLKMAR
Inventor
SCHARA VOLKMAR

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Sempervivum named ‘Ruby’ that is characterized by a fast-growing single rosette of thick succulent leaves arranged in whorls with reduced production of offsets and flowers and whose foliage color is conditioned by regional growing conditions and nursery practices. Foliage color ranges from bright red and green when plants have been overwintered in cold conditions to dark red and green when plants have not receiving any winter chilling.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Sempervivum plant named ‘Ruby’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP33074 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.