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US Plant Patent PP17492

Belize Breeze

Hibiscus plant named ‘Belize Breeze’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 30, 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 22 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17492, the photograph of Belize Breeze printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17492, 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
PP17492
Filed
July 8, 2005
Granted
March 13, 2007
Expires
July 30, 2025
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Belize 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; pink-colored flowers with white 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 ‘Belize Breeze’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17492 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.