US Plant Patent PP14953

Caroline

Begonia plant named ‘Caroline’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 7, 2023. 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 1 of US plant patent PP14953, the photograph of Caroline printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14953, 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: PP14953
Filed: August 7, 2003
Granted: June 29, 2004
Expires: August 7, 2023
Inventor: BECKMANN RUDOLF

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Caroline’, characterized by its compact, upright and rounded plant habit; double flowers that are light red purple in color and held above and beyond the foliage; 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 ‘Caroline’, as illustrated and described.

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