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US Plant Patent PP5390

Pia Elise

Begonia plant named Pia Elise

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 20, 2003. 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
PP5390
Filed
June 20, 1983
Granted
January 15, 1985
Expires
June 20, 2003
Inventor
BOLL HOLGER

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of begonia named Pia Elise, comprising a flower color mutation of the cultivar Barbara, and particularly characterized by its large double, deep pink flowers which do not significantly fade under abnormal conditions, with the flower color pleasantly contrasting with dark green foliage, vigorous growth habit, and by its ease of manipulation for year around flower production, especially for larger containers and hanging baskets for interior decorating.

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 Pia Elise, as illustrated and described, comprising a flower color mutation of the cultivar Barbara, and particularly characterized by its large double, deep pink flowers which do not significantly fade under abnormal conditions, with the flower color pleasantly contrasting with dark green foliage; vigorous growth habit, and by its ease of manipulation for year around flower production, especially for larger containers and hanging baskets for interior decorating.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP5390 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.