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US Plant Patent PP12293

Bacchus

Begonia plant named ‘Bacchus’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 27, 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.

The record

Patent number
PP12293
Filed
May 27, 1999
Granted
December 18, 2001
Expires
May 27, 2019
Inventor
KOPPE LUBBERTUS H

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Bacchus’, characterized by its compact and freely branching plant habit; fully double intense red flowers that are about 6 to 8 cm in diameter; short peduncles and short pedicels; and excellent postproduction longevity.

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 Begonia plant named ‘Bacchus’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12293 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.