Margherita

Margherita

Strawberry plant named ‘Margherita’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 22, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 3, 2033. This patent earned 203 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25638, the photograph of Margherita printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25638, 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

A new and distinct short-day strawberry cultivar is provided. Attractive early-ripening substantially uniform bright red conical fruit having a firm flesh is formed in good yields. White inflorescence is formed on an early basis that is disposed at approximately the same level as the foliage. A calyx commonly is displayed that is smaller than the corolla when open. A dense upright globular growth habit is displayed.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct short-day strawberry plant that exhibits the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a dense, upright, generally globose growth habit, (b) displays on an early basis white inflorescence at approximately the same level as the foliage, (c) commonly displays a calyx that is generally smaller than the corolla when open, and (d) forms in abundance early-ripening substantially uniform bright red conical fruit having firm flesh; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25638 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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