US Plant Patent PP34874
HQ297
Hibiscus plant named ‘HQ297’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 5, 2042.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 14, 2042. This patent earned 52 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP34874
- Filed
- March 14, 2022
- Granted
- December 27, 2022
- Expires
- May 5, 2042
- Assignee
- GRAFF BREEDING AS, GRAFF POUL
- Inventor
- GRAFF POUL
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘HQ297’, characterized by its upright, mounding, dense and bushy plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; large white and purplish pink-colored flowers with red-colored throats; and good flower longevity.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘HQ297’ as illustrated and described.
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