US Plant Patent PP15039

Boston

Hibiscus plant named ‘Boston’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 20, 2023. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15039, the photograph of Boston printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15039, 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: PP15039
Filed: June 20, 2003
Granted: July 27, 2004
Expires: June 20, 2023
Assignee: COOPERATIEVE VERENIGING WERK G
Inventor: BEVELANDER MARINUS JACOBUS

Abstract

A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Boston’, characterized by its compact, upright and uniform plant habit that is appropriate for container production; freely branching habit; glossy dark green leaves; freely and continuous flowering habit; light orange-colored flowers; and good resistance to flower bud abscission.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Boston’, as illustrated and described.

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