US Plant Patent PP25426

Flare

Caladium plant named ‘Flare’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 21, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 14, 2033. This patent earned 130 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25426
Filed: May 14, 2013
Granted: April 7, 2015
Expires: September 21, 2033
Assignee: HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
Inventor: HARTMAN ROBERT DALE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Flare’, characterized by its compact, upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; lance-type leaves that are shiny in luster with rose red-colored centers surrounded by a greyed green and pink-colored speckling and dark green-colored margins; and good landscape performance.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Caladium plant named ‘Flare’ as illustrated and described.

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