US Plant Patent PP24327
UF-48-5
Caladium plant named ‘UF-48-5’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 17, 2032.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 25, 2032. This patent earned 114 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP24327
- Filed
- April 25, 2012
- Granted
- March 18, 2014
- Expires
- August 17, 2032
- Inventor
- DENG ZHANAO; HARBAUGH BRENT K
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of caladium named ‘UF-48-5’, uniquely characterized by large heart-shaped leaves, a bright pink leaf face, pink veins, and a white background, and demonstrated to produce attractive pot plants when tubers are forced in containers and to produce attractive plants in outdoor shady landscape sites, is disclosed.
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We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of caladium plant named ‘UF-48-5’ as shown and described herein.
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