Sunrenilamu

Sunrenilamu

Torenia plant named ‘Sunrenilamu’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 26, 2022. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15684, the photograph of Sunrenilamu printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15684, 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

Disclosed herein is a Torenia plant having large flowers, vivid purple petals with a pale bluish-purple center and a vivid purple floral tube. The plant displays a semi-decumbent growth habit, medium branching and forms a great profusion of blooms. The entire plant remains in bloom for a considerable period of time. The plant grows and flowers well in shaded areas.

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1. A new and distinct variety of Torenia plant, substantially as herein illustrated and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by (A) has a semi-decumbent growth habit with medium branching, (B) forms large flowers with a great profusion of blooms and the entire plant remaining in bloom for considerable period of time, (C) displays flower petals that are vivid purple with a pale bluish-purple center, (D) displays high resistance to heat, moderate resistance to diseases and pests and weak cold hardiness, and (E) grows and flowers well in shaded areas.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15684 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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