US Plant Patent PP18281

Vermeer

Variety of calla lilly named ‘Vermeer’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 30, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 7, 2026. This patent earned 82 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18281, the photograph of Vermeer printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18281, 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: PP18281
Filed: February 7, 2006
Granted: December 4, 2007
Expires: April 30, 2026
Assignee: SANDE B V
Inventor: RANDAG CECILIUS JAN-JOCHEM

Abstract

‘Vermeer’ is a new variety of calla lily having a flower with a white and purple colored spathe producing 1-15 flowers per tuber. The flower stems are about 60 cm in height. The leaves are green with whitish spots and have a leathery texture.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of calla lily plant named ‘Vermeer’ as herein described and illustrated.

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