US Plant Patent PP23814
Tenderness
Caladium plant named ‘Tenderness’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 2, 2032.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 29, 2031. This patent earned 4 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23814
- Filed
- December 29, 2011
- Granted
- August 6, 2013
- Expires
- January 2, 2032
- Assignee
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
- Inventor
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Tenderness’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; short plant size; uniform plant habit; vigorous and dense growth habit; lance-type leaves with light to greyed green-colored venation, light red purple-colored interveinal areas and dark green-colored borders and margins; and good landscape performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Caladium plant named ‘Tenderness’ as illustrated and described.
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