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US Plant Patent PP16949

Dancatblue

Torenia plant named ‘Dancatblue’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 9, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 31, 2024. This patent earned 9 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16949, the photograph of Dancatblue printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16949, 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
PP16949
Filed
August 31, 2004
Granted
August 8, 2006
Expires
September 9, 2024
Assignee
DANZIGER DAN FLOWER FARM
Inventor
DANZIGER GABRIEL

Abstract

A new and distinct Torenia plant named ‘Dancatblue’ particularly characterized by the combined features of pale violet-blue petals with violet-blue blotches on the side petals surrounding the corolla, and the lower petal with a centered yellow-green blotch near the base; bush, cascading, vigorous growth habit which maintains a compact, rounded growth habit; densely branched plant, gracefully cascading from hanging baskets; early flowering and year round blooming in moderate climate; suitable as an annual for hanging pots outdoors under partial shade; and good weather tolerance.

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

1. A new and distinct Torenia plant named ‘Dancatblue’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16949 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.