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US Plant Patent PP21869

Caliente

Coreopsis plant named ‘Caliente’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 10, 2030.

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 PP21869, the photograph of Caliente printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21869, 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
PP21869
Filed
March 10, 2010
Granted
April 12, 2011
Expires
March 10, 2030
Inventor
PROBST DARRELL R

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Caliente’ characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that are vibrant red in color with the red blending with orange on the apex of the petals to produce the effect of having an orange-red rim, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its floriferous and long blooming habit, its relative sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.

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 Coreopsis plant named ‘Caliente’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21869 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.