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US Plant Patent PP31251

Racing Stripes

x Mangave plant named ‘Racing Stripes’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 11, 2038.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP31251, the photograph of Racing Stripes printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31251, 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.

The record

Patent number
PP31251
Filed
December 11, 2018
Granted
December 17, 2019
Expires
December 11, 2038
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique x Mangave plant named ‘Racing Stripes’ characterized by a large mound of glaucous, deep-green with chartreuse-yellow leaf centers, semi-fleshy, longitudinally folded leaves. Leaves have large overall marginal spines with small, stiff, marginal teeth, and stiff terminal spines. Apical spines and marginal teeth start off yellowish and develop a cinnamon coloration. Foliage tends to be upright to outwardly in basal portion and then arches outwardly to slightly downwardly toward apex of older leaves. The new plant is suitable for the garden or as a potted plant in the garden or home.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental x Mangave plant named ‘Racing Stripes’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31251 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.