US Plant Patent PP7877
Hillis Variegated
Hibiscus plant `Hillis Variegated`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired October 9, 2010. 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
- PP7877
- Filed
- October 9, 1990
- Granted
- June 2, 1992
- Expires
- October 9, 2010
Abstract
A novel Hibiscus paeoniflorus L. plant characterized by the combination of its variegated leaves; showy candy-striped bloom buds; semi-double flower form; excellent pot habit; good flower production; ease of rooting cuttings; flower life of two days; medium-sized leaves, mostly three lobed with rounded teeth or notches; and durability as a landscape subject.
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 variety of Hibiscus paeoniflorus L., substantially as herein shown and described, and characterized particularly as to novelty by the combination of its variegated leaves; showy candy-striped bloom buds; and semi-double flower form.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7877 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.