US Plant Patent PP8526
Florida Sweetheart
Caladium cultivar `Florida Sweetheart`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 27, 2012. 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
- PP8526
- Filed
- July 27, 1992
- Granted
- December 28, 1993
- Expires
- July 27, 2012
- Assignee
- UNIV FLORIDA
- Inventor
- WILFRET GARY J
Abstract
Description and specifications of a new and distinct caladium variety which originated from a cross between `Candidum Junior` and `Red Frill` are provided. The new caladium variety is distinct from all others by its color, improved leaf shape, and production of large tubers.
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 variety of caladium, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its wide lance leaves, rose colored leaf, and production of large tubers.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8526 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.