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US Plant Patent PP14565

Florida Moonlight

Caladium plant named ‘Florida Moonlight’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 4, 2023. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14565, the photograph of Florida Moonlight printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14565, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP14565
Filed
March 4, 2003
Granted
February 24, 2004
Expires
March 4, 2023
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
HARBAUGH BRENT K; MIRANDA BALDWIN D

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named 'Florida Moonlight', characterized by its large heart shaped leaves, white interveinal leaf surfaces, and white primary veins; demonstrated potential to produce a superior number of leaves that emerge sooner than other white cultivars when tubers are forced in pots; and superior vigor when grown in outdoor landscapes.

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 Caladium plant named ‘Florida Moonlight’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14565 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.