US Plant Patent PP20579

America Irene Scott

Hibiscus plant named ‘America Irene Scott’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 25, 2028.

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: PP20579
Filed: August 25, 2008
Granted: December 15, 2009
Expires: August 25, 2028
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor: GERLT SHARON

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘America Irene Scott’, characterized by its compact, upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; green and yellow variegated leaves; large double pink-colored flowers with numerous petaloids; 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 Hibiscus plant named ‘America Irene Scott’ as illustrated and described.

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