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US Plant Patent PP16983

Charlotte Chiffon

Begonia plant named ‘Charlotte Chiffon’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 23, 2025. 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 PP16983, the photograph of Charlotte Chiffon printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16983, 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
PP16983
Filed
April 23, 2005
Granted
August 15, 2006
Expires
April 23, 2025
Inventor
BOOMAN JAMES LAWRENCE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Charlotte Chiffon’ characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; silvery green-colored leaves with purple-colored centers; and dark purple-colored leaf petioles.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct Begonia plant named ‘Charlotte Chiffon’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16983 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.