US Plant Patent PP12025
Golden Elf
Spiraea plant named ‘Golden Elf’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 18, 2019. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP12025
- Filed
- March 18, 1999
- Granted
- July 31, 2001
- Expires
- March 18, 2019
- Inventor
- PAQUETTE CLEMENT
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Spiraea japonica named ‘Golden Elf’ that is characterized by a dwarf plant habit, a miniature aspect of the leaves, attractive golden leaf coloration from spring to first frost, a smooth and compact canopy, disease and insect tolerance and does not flower. The new variety is particularly interesting as a hardy outdoor ground cover for garden decoration and landscape use.
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 Spiraea japonica plant named ‘Golden Elf’, as illustrated and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12025 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.