US Plant Patent PP25419
Scarlet Flame
Caladium plant named ‘Scarlet Flame’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 6, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 14, 2033. This patent earned 115 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25419
- Filed
- May 14, 2013
- Granted
- April 7, 2015
- Expires
- September 6, 2033
- Assignee
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
- Inventor
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Scarlet Flame’, characterized by its compact, upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; lance-type leaves that are dark green in color with rose red-colored venation and interveinal areas and pink-colored blotches; and good landscape performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Caladium plant named ‘Scarlet Flame’ as illustrated and described.
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