Duvone

Duvone

Viburnum plant named ‘Duvone’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 30, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 8, 2025. This patent earned 114 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17751, the photograph of Duvone printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17751, 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 and distinct viburnum plant named ‘Duvone’ which is distinguished by the same characteristics which make it a valuable ornamental plant; specifically, abundant spicy fragrant flowers, glossy foliage, multi-hued autumn color developing and holding after most deciduous plants have defoliated, and slow growth and tidy habit suitable for smaller scale low maintenance landscapes.

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1. A new and distinct viburnum plant originating as a sport of Viburnum×burkwoodii ‘Sarcoxie’ as herein illustrated and described, a shrub characterized by abundant fragrant flowers, glossy foliage, late fall color and compact habit.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17751 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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Abstract