US Plant Patent PP12886

Genie

Begonia plant named ‘Genie’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 23, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 8, 2021. This patent earned 74 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP12886
Filed: February 8, 2001
Granted: August 27, 2002
Expires: April 23, 2021
Inventor: HEUGER JOSEF

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Genie’, characterized by its compact and freely branching plant habit; double light salmon red and yellow bi-colored flowers that are held above the foliage; fringed inner tepals, and excellent postproduction longevity.

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

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