Ely

Ely

Dieffenbachia plant named ‘Ely’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 16, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 28, 2025. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17488, the photograph of Ely printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17488, 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.

Abstract

‘Ely’, a Dieffenbachia cultivar. ‘Ely’ is a compact Dieffenbachia of medium size, with orbicular to oval, yellow-green variegated leaves emarginated in dark green. The leaves are held tightly to the stem with distinctive short white petioles. ‘Ely’ exhibits strong suckering ability. Its plant growth habit is small and compact, leaf shape is orbicular to oval, leaf size is approximately 25 cm×17 cm with a length to width ratio of 1.5, leaves are yellow green and variegated, petioles are predominately white, and the distance from apex of wing to leaf base is small and about 2 to 4 cm.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Dieffenbachia plant named ‘Ely’, as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17488 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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