US Plant Patent PP17213

FLAMENCO RUMBA

Cuphea plant named ‘FLAMENCO RUMBA’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP17213
Filed: January 17, 2006
Granted: November 14, 2006
Expires: January 17, 2026
Assignee: KEOGH TERRY
Inventor: KEOGH TERRY

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cuphea named ‘FLAMENCO RUMBA’ that is characterized by open upright habit, dark yellow-green foliage, and large light red flowers that bloom continuously through spring, summer and fall. In combination these traits set ‘FLAMENCO RUMBA’ apart from all other existing varieties of Cuphea known to the inventor.

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 Cuphea plant named ‘FLAMENCO RUMBA’ as described and illustrated herein.

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