US Plant Patent PP17342

Libra

Begonia plant named ‘Libra’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 31, 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP17342
Filed: May 31, 2005
Granted: January 9, 2007
Expires: May 31, 2025
Assignee: BOOMAN JAMES LAWRENCE
Inventor: BOOMAN JAMES LAWRENCE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Libra’ characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; does not become dormant during the winter; large rugose leaves with “corkscrew” bases; silvery green-colored leaves with dark green-colored spots and splotches and dark burgundy-colored centers and margins; and burgundy-colored leaf petioles.

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

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