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US Plant Patent PP18652

HGV04

Calathea plant named ‘HGV04’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 29, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18652, the photograph of HGV04 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18652, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP18652
Filed
June 29, 2006
Granted
March 25, 2008
Expires
June 29, 2026
Inventor
VALSTAR OSCAR

Abstract

A new cultivar of Calathea plant named ‘HGV04’ that is characterized by leaves that have a purple under side, a green upper side with yellow-green areas along the main and secondary veins and leaves with wavy margins.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct variety of Calathea plant named ‘HGV04’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18652 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.