US Plant Patent PP17765

Rap Horose

Verbena plant named ‘Rap Horose’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 17, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 31, 2025. This patent earned 323 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17765
Filed: March 31, 2005
Granted: May 29, 2007
Expires: February 17, 2026
Assignee: GOLDSMITH SEEDS INC
Inventor: HANES MITCHELL E

Abstract

A verbena cultivar particularly distinguished by its rose-colored flowers, upright habit and mildew tolerance is disclosed.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of verbena plant as shown and described herein.

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