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.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21869
- Filed
- March 10, 2010
- Granted
- April 12, 2011
- Expires
- March 10, 2030
- Assignee
- PROBST DARRELL R
- 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.