US Plant Patent PP5538
Tango
Begonia plant named Tango
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired November 1, 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
- PP5538
- Filed
- November 1, 1983
- Granted
- August 20, 1985
- Expires
- November 1, 2003
- Assignee
- MIKKELSENS INC
- Inventor
- MIKKELSEN JAMES C
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of begonia plant named Tango characterized by its relatively large, full semiball shaped double flowers with ruffled edges, uniform deep peach-pink flower color, slow and compact growth habit, firm foliage, excellent propagation by leaf or stem cuttings, and by its excellent keeping qualities.
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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of begonia plant named Tango, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its relatively large, full semiball shaped double flowers with ruffled edges; uniform deep peach-pink flower color; slow and compact growth habit; firm foliage; excellent propagation by leaf or stem cuttings, and by its excellent keeping qualities.
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