US Plant Patent PP11988
Audrey Mari
Hibiscus plant named ‘Audrey Mari’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired June 24, 2019. 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
- PP11988
- Filed
- June 24, 1999
- Granted
- July 10, 2001
- Expires
- June 24, 2019
- Inventor
- KUWABARA HIROSHI
Abstract
A Hibiscus plant particularly producing flowers about 18-20 centimeters (7-8 inches) in diameter. Its heavy texture petals are cartwheel overlapped, and tufted with an undulated petal margin. Its single flower form has a picotee yellow orange (between 19A-21D) edge, red (between 40A-43A) outer body which blends into a slightly redder (near 44A-45A) inner body to a darker red (near 45A-46A) color eye. The plant has medium sized leaves (about 12-14 cm in length and about 11-13 cm in width), cordate to deltoid leaves with somewhat acuminate apices and round smooth bases. Its leaf density is medium to heavy. The plant has an upright medium growth habit and a flower life of three or more days on the plant. Rooting can easily be done via cuttings and the plant is hardy to about 30° F. (0° C.).
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. An Hibiscus plant named ‘Audrey Mari’ as illustrated and described particularly characterized by its large flower size and its exotic, vibrant coloration.
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