US Plant Patent PP31660
HELEN FROEHLICH
Vitex plant named ‘HELEN FROEHLICH’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 19, 2039.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP31660
- Filed
- February 19, 2019
- Granted
- April 14, 2020
- Expires
- February 19, 2039
- Assignee
- PLANTS NOUVEAU LLC, Jarantoski Kris
- Inventor
- Jarantoski Kris
Abstract
A new and distinct Vitex hybrid cultivar named ‘HELEN FROEHLICH’ is disclosed, characterized by sterile flowers on compact, shrubby plants. Foliage is uniquely rounded. Flowers are large and held on dark peduncles. The new variety is a Vitex hybrid, typically used for ornamental outdoor purposes.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Vitex plant named ‘HELEN FROEHLICH’ as herein illustrated and described.
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