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US Plant Patent PP12469

Bahia

Amaryllis plant named ‘Bahia’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 15, 2019. 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.

Figure 3 of US plant patent PP12469, the photograph of Bahia printed in the patent.
Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12469, 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
PP12469
Filed
September 15, 1999
Granted
March 19, 2002
Expires
September 15, 2019
Inventor
MEEROW ALAN

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Amaryllis plant named ‘Bahia’, characterized by its unique red and white picotee flowers that appear luminous and crystalline; resistance to Red Scorch Fungus; and excellent high temperature tolerance.

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 Amaryllis plant named ‘Bahia’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12469 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.