US Plant Patent PP16415

High Five

Veronica plant named ‘High Five’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 17, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 5, 2025. This patent earned 73 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16415
Filed: March 5, 2005
Granted: April 4, 2006
Expires: May 17, 2025
Assignee: WITTEMAN & CO
Inventor: VERSCHOOR JAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Veronica plant named ‘High Five’, characterized by its upright, compact and sturdy plant habit; freely basal branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; long flower racemes; freely flowering habit; and violet blue-colored flowers.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Veronica plant named ‘High Five’, as illustrated and described.

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