L'Amour

L'Amour

Strawberry plant named ‘L'Amour’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 30, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 21, 2024. This patent earned 131 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16480, the photograph of L'Amour printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16480, 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.

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct June-bearing cultivar of strawberry plant named ‘L'Amour’ primarily adapted to the growing conditions of west central New York and other regions of similar climate. The new cultivar is primarily characterized by strong vigor, large flowers, longer than broad fruit, conical fruit shape, uniformity in shape between primary and secondary fruit, bright red fruit color, glossy skin, very firm fruit flesh, large reflexed calyx, and long pedicels and fruiting trusses.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of strawberry plant named ‘L'Amour’ substantially as herein described and illustrated by the characteristics set forth above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16480 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

Abstract