US Plant Patent PP24787
DUP-210
Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-210’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 2, 2032.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 14, 2032. This patent earned 49 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP24787
- Filed
- August 14, 2012
- Granted
- August 19, 2014
- Expires
- October 2, 2032
- Assignee
- DUPONT SR ROBERT J
- Inventor
- DUPONT SR ROBERT J
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-210’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves; very upright habit appropriate for container production and culture; freely flowering habit; and large flowers having a glossy, russet red eye, sharply rimmed with a narrow pale lilac zone which indistinctly borders a rose pink body zone, at about one third the radial distance from the flower center to the petal edge. The rose pink zone extends nearly to the petal edge, where it fades to a blush pink border. The stamens are bright orange.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-210’, as illustrated and described.
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