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US Plant Patent PP14845

Florida Whitewater

Caladium plant named ‘Florida Whitewater’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 6, 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 PP14845, the photograph of Florida Whitewater printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14845, 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
PP14845
Filed
April 6, 2003
Granted
June 1, 2004
Expires
April 6, 2023
Inventor
WILFRET GARY J

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Florida Whitewater’, characterized by its compact and densely-foliated plant habit suitable for container production; outwardly arching and symmetrical plant form; and white and dark green bi-colored leaves that are lanceolate in shape.

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 Whitewater’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14845 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.