US Plant Patent PP14381

Dark Horse

Weigela plant named ‘Dark Horse’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 7, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP14381
Filed: February 7, 2002
Granted: December 16, 2003
Expires: February 7, 2022
Inventor: MOORE PETER ROBERT

Abstract

A new cultivar of Weigela plant named ‘Dark Horse’ that is characterized by a compact habit, dark purple leaves and pink flowers that contrast with the dark foliage. In combination these traits set ‘Dark Horse’ apart from all other existing varieties of Weigela known to the inventor.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Weigela plant named ‘Dark Horse’ as described and illustrated.

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