US Plant Patent PP13563

Balcolcork

Geranium plant named ‘Balcolcork’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 15, 2022. 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: PP13563
Filed: March 15, 2002
Granted: February 18, 2003
Expires: March 15, 2022
Assignee: BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
Inventor: TREES SCOTT C

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Balcolcork’, characterized by its cascading and mounded growth habit; freely basal branching habit; dark green-colored leaves with darker zonation pattern; and light red-colored double flowers.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Balcolcork’, as herein illustrated and described.

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