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US Plant Patent PP15913

Pluton

Solidago plant named ‘Pluton’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 10, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 18, 2024. This patent earned 23 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15913, the photograph of Pluton printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15913, 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
PP15913
Filed
August 18, 2004
Granted
August 9, 2005
Expires
September 10, 2024
Assignee
ESMERALDA BREEDING BV
Inventor
HOOIJMAN ALOYSIUS A J

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of cut flower Solidago plant named ‘Pluton’, characterized by its strong and erect flowering stems; symmetrical branching habit; durable foliage that resists “yellowing”; uniform and freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences with bright yellow-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of cut flower Solidago plant named ‘Pluton’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15913 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.