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US Plant Patent PP16066

Cashmere Wind

Hibiscus plant named ‘Cashmere Wind’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 1, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 1, 2024. This patent earned 61 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16066, the photograph of Cashmere Wind printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16066, 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
PP16066
Filed
September 1, 2004
Granted
October 25, 2005
Expires
November 1, 2024
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Cashmere Wind’, characterized by its compact, upright, somewhat outwardly spreading, uniform, dense and symmetrical plant habit that is appropriate for container production; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniform flowering habit; light golden yellow-colored flowers with a faint red-colored “star” in the flower throat; 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 ‘Cashmere Wind’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16066 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.