US Plant Patent PP15054

Balhiblu

Hibiscus plant ‘Balhiblu’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 2, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 25, 2023. This patent earned 8 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15054, the photograph of Balhiblu printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15054, 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: PP15054
Filed: July 25, 2003
Granted: July 27, 2004
Expires: August 2, 2023
Assignee: BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
Inventor: LEUE ELLEN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus moscheutos plant named ‘Balhiblu’, characterized by its upright and uniform plant habit, flowers having light pink edge fading towards the center to white with a dark red “eye”, and light green-colored leaves.

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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus moscheutos plant named ‘Balhiblu’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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