US Plant Patent PP27097
Carousel
Caladium plant named ‘Carousel’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 2, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 4, 2034. This patent earned 88 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27097
- Filed
- December 4, 2014
- Granted
- August 23, 2016
- Expires
- March 2, 2035
- Assignee
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
- Inventor
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Carousel’, characterized by its intermediate height; upright and uniform plant habit; vigorous growth habit and very rapid growth rate; fancy-type leaves with white-colored interveinal panels that are often and randomly blushed with light pink, red-colored venation and dark green-colored margins; and good landscape performance and sun tolerance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Caladium plant named ‘Carousel’ as illustrated and described.
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