Blue Sprite

Blue Sprite

Veronica plant named ‘Blue Sprite’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 11, 2037.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 19, 2036. This patent earned 23 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP29581, the photograph of Blue Sprite printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29581, 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

A new cultivar of Veronica, ‘Blue Sprite’, that is characterized by its flowering stems that are compact, its secondary inflorescences that are long in length and produce flowers over a greater length along the raceme than is typical for this type of Veronica, its abundance of flowering stems, its high resistance to powdery mildew and rust, and its foliage that is flushed with a red-violet color when exposed to cold temperatures.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Veronica plant named ‘Blue Sprite’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29581 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

Abstract