US Plant Patent PP17285

FLAMENCO TANGO

Cuphea plant named ‘FLAMENCO TANGO’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 16, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 17, 2026. This patent earned 30 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17285
Filed: January 17, 2006
Granted: December 19, 2006
Expires: February 16, 2026
Assignee: KEOGH TERRY
Inventor: KEOGH TERRY

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cuphea named ‘FLAMENCO TANGO’ that is characterized by dense upright habit, dark yellow-green foliage, and large pink flowers that bloom continuously throughout spring, summer and fall. In combination these traits set ‘FLAMENCO TANGO’ 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 TANGO’ as described and illustrated herein.

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