Sunvivabupa

Sunvivabupa

Verbena plant named ‘Sunvivabupa’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 17, 2019. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 16, 2021, but this patent ends 822 days earlier — a terminal disclaimer gives term back. A source that calculates twenty years from filing would tell you this plant is still protected when it is already free.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13727, the photograph of Sunvivabupa printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13727, 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 Verbena plant which has an erect growth habit and good plant height. The plant abundantly forms flowers in a spike with a great profusion of blooms. The blooming period is late April to November and the flowering duration is long. The whole plant remains in bloom for a considerable period of time. The flower size is large and the petal color is vivid violet with a light eye. The plant is highly tolerant to heat and cold, and has a high resistance to pests and diseases, particularly powdery mildew, and high resistance to rain.

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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Verbena plant, substantially as herein illustrated and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by (A) an erect growth habit, (B) a plentiful amount of flowers in a spike with a great profusion of blooms, (C) a long flowering duration, (D) a large flower size and a vivid violet petal color with a light eye, and (E) high resistance to rain, heat, drought, cold, diseases and pests.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13727 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

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