US Plant Patent PP11325
Lauren's Delight
Ficus plant named `Lauren's Delight`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired October 17, 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
- PP11325
- Filed
- October 17, 1997
- Granted
- April 4, 2000
- Expires
- October 17, 2017
- Inventor
- NIELSEN SVEND
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Ficus benjamina called `Lauren's Delight` is characterized by a distinct variegated foliage that displays irregular cream-colored margins and two shades of green, occurring in asymmetric shapes and sizes, in the central area of the leaf. Slight differences in leaf shape and variegation pattern between leaves add to the visual appearance of the plant. The plant is also characterized by small leaves averaging approximately 4.5 cm in length and 1.5 cm in width. A freely branching growth habit gives the plant a full and compact appearance.
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 cultivar of Ficus plant called `Lauren's Delight`, substantially as herein illustrated and described, characterized by variegated foliage of irregular cream-colored margins and two shades of green occurring in asymmetric shapes and sizes in the central area of the leaf blade and having slight differences in leaf shape and variegation pattern.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11325 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.