US Plant Patent PP10785
Betty
Elatior begonia plant named `Betty`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired May 9, 2017. 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.
The record
- Patent number
- PP10785
- Filed
- May 9, 1997
- Granted
- February 9, 1999
- Expires
- May 9, 2017
- Assignee
- D S COLE GROWERS INC
- Inventor
- POULSEN JENS NOERGAARD
Abstract
A distinctive cultivar of Elatior Begonia plant named Betty, characterized by its numerous fully double orange flowers; upright, spreading and vigorous growth habit; freely branching; good stem and stem base strength; dark green foliage; strong and vigorous root system that develops rapidly; resistance to Powdery Mildew under greenhouse conditions; and excellent postproduction longevity.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct Elatior Begonia plant named Betty, as illustrated and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10785 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.