US Plant Patent PP13136

Florida Red Ruffles

Caladium plant named ‘Florida Red Ruffles’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 24, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 25, 2021. This patent earned 60 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13136, the photograph of Florida Red Ruffles printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13136, 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: PP13136
Filed: May 25, 2001
Granted: October 29, 2002
Expires: July 24, 2021
Assignee: FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor: WILFRET GARY J

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Florida Red Ruffles’, characterized by its compact and densely-foliated plant habit; upright, outwardly arching and symmetrical plant form; red and dark green bi-colored leaves that are lanceolate in shape with undulate margins that give the leaves a ruffled appearance; and tolerance to low temperatures and full sunlight conditions.

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