US Plant Patent PP5179
Barbara
Begonia plant named Barbara
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired September 20, 2002. 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
- PP5179
- Filed
- September 20, 1982
- Granted
- January 17, 1984
- Expires
- September 20, 2002
- Assignee
- DAEHNFELDT A S L
- Inventor
- SCHELBECK ERLAND V
Abstract
A begonia plant named Barbara having large double compound bright pink flowers contrasting with dark green firm glabrous foliage; vigorous in growth habit, and easily manipulated for year round flower production, especially for larger containers and hanging baskets for interior decorating without flower fading under abnormal conditions.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct begonia cultivar named Barbara, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its vigorous, compact growth habit; bright pink tepals that maintain color even under high light conditions; floriferous habit, and by its excellent keeping qualities.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP5179 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.