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US Plant Patent PP8074

Duchess

Variety of geranium named Duchess

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 13, 2011. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP8074
Filed
May 13, 1991
Granted
December 22, 1992
Expires
May 13, 2011

Abstract

The variety is characterized by its ability to root quickly and easily, as well as its prolific flowering. The abundance of florets are slow to shatter appearing as a deep pink and white flower atop a neat mound of medium green foliage which has a pleasant citrus fragrance.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of geranium plant, substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8074 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.