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US Plant Patent PP5162

Dorthe

Begonia plant named Dorthe

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
PP5162
Filed
September 20, 1982
Granted
December 20, 1983
Expires
September 20, 2002
Inventor
SCHELBECK ERLAND V

Abstract

A begonia plant named Dorthe having double deep bright red sterile flowers, medium size firm waxy foliage, upright growth easily controlled for plant height, outstanding keeping qualities, and being capable of flowering in all seasons for commercial purposes.

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 named Dorthe, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its compact and upright growth habit; year round flowering; large deep red double flowers; medium and firm waxy foliage, and by its outstanding keeping qualities.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP5162 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.