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US Plant Patent PP5953

Romance Too

Begonia plant named Romance Too

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 21, 2004. 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
PP5953
Filed
November 23, 1983
Granted
April 21, 1987
Expires
April 21, 2004
Inventor
MIKKELSEN JAMES C

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of begonia plant known by the name Romance Too characterized by its light chartreuse-yellow flower color, which fades to a lighter yellow on maturity, with the outermost petals tringing to pink on maturity; ease of propagation; vigorous growth habit; early flowering, and excellent keeping quality.

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 plant known by the name Romance Too, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its light chartreuse-yellow flower color, which fades to a lighter yellow on maturity, with the outermost petals tinging to pink on maturity; ease of propagation, vigorous growth habit; early flowering, and excellent keeping quality.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP5953 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.