US Plant Patent PP36429
WCH OF14-1172
Caladium plant named ‘WCH OF14-1172’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 8, 2044.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP36429
- Filed
- May 8, 2024
- Granted
- February 4, 2025
- Expires
- May 8, 2044
- Assignee
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
- Inventor
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘WCH OF14-1172’, characterized by its upright plant habit and intermediate to tall in height; dense, leafy and bushy appearance; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; fancy-type leaves that are medium green and white in color with random and variable pink-colored blushes with darker green-colored margins and venation; and petioles that are close to black in color with tan, brown to almost black-colored stripes.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Caladium plant named ‘WCH OF14-1172’ as herein illustrated and described herein.
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