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US Plant Patent PP17121

Sunmaricorapi2

Verbena plant named ‘Sunmaricorapi2 ’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 2, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 22, 2025. This patent earned 253 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17121, the photograph of Sunmaricorapi2 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17121, 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
PP17121
Filed
January 22, 2005
Granted
October 3, 2006
Expires
October 2, 2025
Assignee
SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor
SUZUKI KENICHI; KANAYA TAKESHI; YOMO YASUNORI; MISATO TOMOYA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Verbena plant named ‘Sunmaricorapi2’, characterized by its decumbent plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; attractive red purple-colored flowers; freely and continuous flowering habit; long-lasting flowers; non-fertile flowers; and good garden performance.

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 named ‘Sunmaricorapi2’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17121 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.