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US Plant Patent PP11978

Golden Wind

Hibiscus plant named ‘Golden Wind’

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
PP11978
Filed
June 14, 1999
Granted
July 3, 2001
Expires
June 14, 2019
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Golden Wind’, characterized by its very glossy, undulate, very dark green leaves; upright, compact, outwardly spreading, uniform, dense and symmetrical plant habit that is appropriate for container production; very freely flowering; numerous golden yellow-colored flowers with red “eyes”; short peduncles; good resistance to flower bud abscission; relative resistance to diseases common to Hibiscus grown under Florida production conditions; 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 ‘Golden Wind’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11978 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.