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US Plant Patent PP11779

Caroline

Hibiscus plant named ‘Caroline’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 14, 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
PP11779
Filed
June 14, 1999
Granted
February 13, 2001
Expires
June 14, 2019
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Caroline’, characterized by its glossy, undulate, very dary green leaves, upright, outwardly spreading, uniform, dense and symmetrical plant habit that is appropriate for container production; very freely flowering; numerous orange-colored flowers; good resistance to flower bud abscission; and excellent postproduction longevity.

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 ‘Caroline’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11779 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.