US Plant Patent PP16688

Sunsenebulbai

Senecio plant named ‘Sunsenebulbai’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 17, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 11, 2025. This patent earned 65 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16688
Filed: February 11, 2005
Granted: June 20, 2006
Expires: April 17, 2025
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor: MIYAZAKI KIYOSHI

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Senecio plant named ‘Sunsenebulbai’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading growth habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; and large inflorescences with violet blue and white bi-colored ray florets and purple-colored disc florets.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Senecio plant named ‘Sunsenebulbai’, as illustrated and described.

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