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US Plant Patent PP18535

HGV08

Calathea plant named ‘HGV08’

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 PP18535, the photograph of HGV08 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18535, 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
PP18535
Filed
June 29, 2006
Granted
March 4, 2008
Expires
June 29, 2026
Inventor
VALSTAR OSCAR

Abstract

A new cultivar of Calathea plant named ‘HGV08’ that is characterized by ovate leaves that have a purple under side and a yellow-green upper side with dark green areas along the veins and margins and pink stripes between the secondary veins.

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 ‘HGV08’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18535 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.