US Plant Patent PP20461
Firecracker Red
Caladium plant named ‘Firecracker Red’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 9, 2028.
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
- PP20461
- Filed
- May 9, 2008
- Granted
- November 10, 2009
- Expires
- May 9, 2028
- Assignee
- FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
- Inventor
- DENG ZHANAO; HARBAUGH BRENT
Abstract
A distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Firecracker Red’, characterized by its very large heart shaped leaves, bright red color, and demonstrated potential to produce large plants with huge leaves when grown in outdoor landscapes.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Firecracker Red’, as illustrated and described.
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