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US Plant Patent PP31137

Snow Leopard

x Mangave plant named ‘Snow Leopard’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 6, 2039.

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 PP31137, the photograph of Snow Leopard printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31137, 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
PP31137
Filed
March 6, 2019
Granted
November 26, 2019
Expires
March 6, 2039
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique X Mangave plant named ‘Snow Leopard’ characterized by long arching succulent foliage with deep-green centers and variegated yellowish-cream to creamy-white margins and frosty green region between the margin and center. The leaves develop reddish to greyed-purple spotting and tinting under high ultraviolet light. Growth rate is moderate to rapid and the new plant has good natural pup production. The green flowers on tall stiff scapes are loaded with nectar are highly attractive to hummingbirds.

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 cultivar of ornamental X Mangave plant named ‘Snow Leopard’ as herein described and illustrated, suitable as a potted plant or for the garden.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31137 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.