US Plant Patent PP21216
White Delight
Caladium plant named ‘White Delight’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 6, 2029.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 23, 2029. This patent earned 42 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21216
- Filed
- January 23, 2009
- Granted
- August 17, 2010
- Expires
- March 6, 2029
- Assignee
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
- Inventor
- HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘White Delight’, characterized by its intermediate plant habit; vigorous and dense growth habit; rapid growth rate; and strap-type leaves that are white to grey-green in color with white-colored main veins and dark green-colored borders.
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1. A new and distinct Caladium plant named ‘White Delight’ as illustrated and described.
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