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US Plant Patent PP17607

Baja Breeze

Hibiscus plant named ‘Baja Breeze’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 27, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 8, 2025. This patent earned 50 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17607, the photograph of Baja Breeze printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17607, 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
PP17607
Filed
July 8, 2005
Granted
April 17, 2007
Expires
August 27, 2025
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Baja Breeze’, characterized by its compact, upright, outwardly spreading, uniform, dense and symmetrical plant habit that is appropriate for container production; glossy and dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; red-colored flowers with dark red-colored centers; good resistance to flower bud abscission during shipping; and tolerance to pathogens common to Hibiscus grown under Florida production conditions.

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 ‘Baja Breeze’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17607 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.