Midnight Marvel

Midnight Marvel

Hibiscus plant named ‘Midnight Marvel’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 19, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 19, 2032. This patent earned 92 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24079, the photograph of Midnight Marvel printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24079, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of winter-hardy herbaceous Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Midnight Marvel’ comprising a naturally-short, compact, heavy-branching habit. The foliage has strong dark purple overtones, and the plant flowers with a multitude of deep scarlet-red flowers with a darker red eye over at least 12 weeks during the summer until frost.

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I claim: 1. A new cultivar of hardy herbaceous Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Midnight Marvel’ as herein illustrated and described, comprising a naturally-short, compact, heavy-branching rounded habit; also dark-green leaves with dark purple overlays and with a multitude of large, deep scarlet-red, slightly-cupped flowers over at least 12 weeks from early summer until frost suitable for potted plant culture, landscaping as a specimen or en masse, and especially suited for patios and confined spaces because of the compact habit.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24079 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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