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US Plant Patent PP17595

Suntapilabu

Verbena plant named ‘Suntapilabu’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 7, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 30, 2024. This patent earned 130 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17595, the photograph of Suntapilabu printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17595, 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
PP17595
Filed
March 30, 2004
Granted
April 17, 2007
Expires
August 7, 2024
Assignee
SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor
YOMO YASUNORI; TAKAMURA NAOTO

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a new and distinct variety of Verbena plant having a decumbent and compact 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 spike and the petals display a strong purple color. The blooming period is from April to November, and the flowering duration is long. The plant exhibits high tolerance to heat, 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 ‘Suntapilabu’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17595 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.