Berrylicious

Berrylicious

Hibiscus plant named ‘Berrylicious’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 24, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 19, 2032. This patent earned 127 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24062, the photograph of Berrylicious printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24062, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of hardy herbaceous Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Berrylicious’ comprising a winter-hardy perennial, naturally-compact, heavily branched stems, medium green leaves producing numerous mauve-lavender flowers with dark-raspberry eyes on nearly flat flowers over at least 12 weeks during the summer until frost. The new plant, Hibiscus ‘Berrylicious’ shows resistance to black spot fungus and resists deer browsing and the ruffled flowers resist wind and sun.

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I claim: 1. A new cultivar of hardy herbaceous Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Berrylicious’ as herein illustrated and described, comprising a winter-hardy perennial, naturally-compact, heavily branched stems, medium green leaves producing numerous mauve-lavender flowers with dark-raspberry eyes on nearly flat flowers over at least 12 weeks during the summer until frost suitable for potted plant culture, landscaping as specimen or en masse.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24062 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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