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US Plant Patent PP11942

Tucson Bonfire

Begonia plant named ‘Tucson Bonfire’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 17, 2019. 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
PP11942
Filed
August 17, 1999
Granted
June 19, 2001
Expires
August 17, 2019
Inventor
BOOMAN JAMES LAWRENCE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Rex Begonia plant named ‘Tucson Bonfire’, characterized by its uniform growth habit; moderate plant vigor; no requirement for winter dormancy; and interesting and attractive leaf coloration and pattern.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Rex Begonia plant named ‘Tucson Bonfire’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11942 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.