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US Plant Patent PP6182

Bavaria

Begonia plant named Bavaria

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 10, 2006. 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
PP6182
Filed
March 10, 1986
Granted
May 17, 1988
Expires
March 10, 2006
Inventor
HVID SOEREN

Abstract

A new and distinctive cultivar of begonia plant bearing medium sized, heavily filled flowers of rose color contrasting with dark medium green foliage. The plant is characterized by a vigorous growth habit, and produces a very floriferous raceme display, which is continuous for long periods of time.

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 cultivar of Begonia hiemalis plant named Bavaria, as shown and described, and particularly characterized by its medium-sized, heavily filled rose flowers, pleasantly contrasting with the darker medium green foliage, compact and vigorous growth habit and by its excellent keeping qualities.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6182 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.