US Plant Patent PP25570
LYDIA
Begonia plant named ‘LYDIA’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 30, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 11, 2033. This patent earned 80 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25570
- Filed
- March 11, 2013
- Granted
- May 19, 2015
- Expires
- May 30, 2033
- Assignee
- BEEKEN KAMP PLANTS B V, VAN DER PLIGT GERT
- Inventor
- VAN DER PLIGT GERT
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘LYDIA’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; basal branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; and double flowers that are yellow and orange in color.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Begonia plant named ‘LYDIA’ as illustrated and described.
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