US Plant Patent PP26264
Tiki Torch
Caladium plant named ‘Tiki Torch ’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 24, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 4, 2033. This patent earned 201 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26264
- Filed
- November 4, 2013
- Granted
- December 22, 2015
- Expires
- May 24, 2034
- Assignee
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
- Inventor
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Tiki Torch’, characterized by its compact, upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; lance-type leaves that have rose red-colored centers and venation with lime green to chartreuse-colored margins; and good landscape performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Caladium plant named ‘Tiki Torch’ as illustrated and described.
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