Ajuga Black Scallop has been granted PVR in South Africa. The file number is PT4481.

Growers in South Africa that are interested in Black Scallop should contact our friends at Keith Kirsten Horticulture.

Our friends at PlantHaven Inc. have filed applications for US Plant Patent in four of the Croftway series of Phygelius on behalf of the breeder, Malcolm Spencer. The file numbers are as follows:

CROCORPRI – 11/494,379
CROPURPRI – 11/493,957
CROSNOQUE – 11/494,374
CROYELSOV – 11/494,350

Three items of news relating to the protection status of PFE portfolio plants:

• Ajuga Black Scallop – the Japanese PVR application has been filed under the name Ajuga BINBLASCA. The application date is 17 April 2006 and the file number 19667.
• Cytisus Amber Elf – the EU PVR has been granted for Amber Elf on 22 May 2006. The grant number is EU17546.
• Oenothera speciosa Twilight – the US Plant Patent has been allowed under the name Oenothera TURNER01. We await allocation of a patent number.

Star Nurseries Limited, owner of Oenothera speciosa Twilight, has been granted EU Plant Variety Rights for this variety.

The variety is registered under the denomination TURNER01. The grant number is EU17785. The CPVO file number is 20041111.

The application was handled by Plants For Europe Limited, who also act as the breeder’s head agent for the whole world. PFE is currently seeking more licensees for this variety, so if you are interested in receiving test plants for trials, please contact us today.

The EU Plant Variety Rights application for Gaillardia Summers Kiss has now been filed.

The CPVO file number is 20061179. The application date is 23 May 2006.

Under EU law, a pending application for PVR affords the same protection to the breeder as if it had been granted. Therefore, we wish to remind growers that propagation and sale without a licence is prohibited.

Summers Kiss is a splendid, free-flowering perennial that flowers in the first year from cuttings. It makes an excellent impulse plant and can be used in containers or in the border. Full details can be found here.

We now have test plants of Gaillardia Summers Kiss available for growers who wish to conduct production trials for this variety. If you are interested in receiving test plants, please contact us.

Martine Tellwright, breeder of Nemesia Amelie, has been granted EU Plant Variety Rights for this variety.

The variety is registered under the denomination FLEURAME. The grant number is EU17384. The CPVO file number is 20040636.

The application was handled by Plants For Europe Limited, who also act as the breeder’s agent for the whole world except North America.