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.