US Plant Patent PP12633

Rio

Amaryllis plant named ‘Rio’

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 PP12633, the photograph of Rio printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12633, 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: PP12633
Filed: September 15, 1999
Granted: May 21, 2002
Expires: September 15, 2019
Assignee: FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor: MEEROW ALAN

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Amaryllis plant named ‘Rio’, characterized by its red purple petals and sepals with median silvery pink keels; intense fragrance; 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 ‘Rio’, as illustrated and described.

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