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US Plant Patent PP17011

Sunmaribagadi

Verbena plant named ‘Sunmaribagadi’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 27, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 29, 2024. This patent earned 59 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17011, the photograph of Sunmaribagadi printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17011, 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
PP17011
Filed
March 29, 2004
Granted
August 15, 2006
Expires
May 27, 2024
Assignee
SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor
TAKAMURA NAOTO; MISATO TOMOYA

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a new and distinct variety of Verbena plant having a decumbent growth habit. The Verbena plant has abundant branching, the whole plant remaining in bloom for a considerable period of time. The flowers are formed in profusion in a cluster and the petals display a dark purplish red color. The blooming period is from April to November, and the flowering duration is long. The plant exhibits high tolerance to heat, and high resistance to rain, pests and disease, particularly powdery mildew.

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 Verbena plant named ‘Sunmaribagadi’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17011 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.