US Plant Patent PP17153

Blood Red

Heuchera plant named ‘Blood Red’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 26, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 16, 2025. This patent earned 10 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17153
Filed: June 16, 2005
Granted: October 10, 2006
Expires: June 26, 2025
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant characterized by very large, deep red flowers, green leaves, and a compact habit.

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

1. A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant as herein illustrated and described.

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