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
- Assignee
- DAEHNFELDT A S L
- 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.