US Plant Patent PP17916

Twister

Aeschynanthus plant named ‘Twister’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 30, 2025. 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: PP17916
Filed: December 30, 2005
Granted: August 14, 2007
Expires: December 30, 2025
Assignee: NEW VARIETY B V
Inventor: SCHOUTEN ALBERT

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Aeschynanthus plant named ‘Twister’, characterized by its cascading and pendulous plant habit; small leaves that are reflexed and concave; dark green-colored upper leaf surfaces and lighter green-colored lower leaf surfaces; and large bright red-colored flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Aeschynanthus plant named ‘Twister’, as illustrated and described.

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