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US Plant Patent PP18070

Tikscarl

Geranium plant named ‘Tikscarl’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 17, 2026. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18070, the photograph of Tikscarl printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18070, 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.

The record

Patent number
PP18070
Filed
February 17, 2006
Granted
September 25, 2007
Expires
February 17, 2026
Assignee
ELSNER JUNGPFLANZEN
Inventor
HOFMANN CHRISTA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Zonal Geranium plant named ‘Tikscarl’, characterized by its vigorous and spreading growth habit; freely basal branching and flowering habit; light red-colored non-persistent flowers; and good garden performance.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Zonal Geranium plant named ‘Tikscarl’, as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18070 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.