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US Plant Patent PP17955

Wescaosu

Calibrachoa plant named ‘Wescaosu’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 17, 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 PP17955, the photograph of Wescaosu printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17955, 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
PP17955
Filed
February 17, 2006
Granted
August 28, 2007
Expires
February 17, 2026
Inventor
WESTHOFF HEINRICH

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Wescaosu’, characterized by its upright to cascading and vigorous growth habit; short internodes and freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; medium-sized leaves; medium-sized flowers; and numerous orange and red bi-colored flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Wescaosu’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17955 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.