US Plant Patent PP23815
White Cap
Caladium plant named ‘White Cap’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 3, 2032.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 29, 2031. This patent earned 5 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23815
- Filed
- December 29, 2011
- Granted
- August 6, 2013
- Expires
- January 3, 2032
- Assignee
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
- Inventor
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘White Cap’, characterized by its upright plant habit; intermediate to tall plant size; uniform plant habit; vigorous and dense growth habit; fancy-type leaves with white-colored venation and white, greyed green and green speckled interveinal areas and dark green-colored margins; and good landscape performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Caladium plant named ‘White Cap’ as illustrated and described.
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