Sunmaricos

Sunmaricos

Verbena plant named ‘Sunmaricos’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 6, 2022. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14292, the photograph of Sunmaricos printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14292, 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.

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a new and distinct variety of Verbena plant having a spreading growth habit and long stems. The plant forms flowers in clusters with a great profusion of blooms. The blooming period commonly is from late April to November and the flowering duration is long. Accordingly, the entire plant remains in bloom for an extended period of time. The flower size is large and the petal color of the flowers is deep purplish pink. The plant is highly tolerant to heat, and exhibits a high resistance to pests and diseases, particularly powdery mildew, and has a high resistance to rain.

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 Verbena plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a broad spreading growth habit with long stems, (b) forms in abundance clusters of attractive deep purplish pink blossoms that remain on the plant for an extended period of time, and (c) exhibits good tolerance to rain, heat, drought, and diseases; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14292 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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