US Plant Patent PP13655

Bela

Begonia plant named ‘Bela’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 15, 2022. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP13655
Filed: February 15, 2002
Granted: March 11, 2003
Expires: February 15, 2022
Assignee: KOPPE VEREDELING B V
Inventor: KOPPE LUBBERTUS H

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Bela’, characterized by its upright and mounded plant habit; double flowers that are dark pinkish red in color and held above the foliage; and excellent postproduction longevity.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Bela’, as

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