US Plant Patent PP11164
Morrison-Gilberg (I)
Hibiscus plant named `Morrison-Gilberg (I)`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired January 16, 2018. 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
- PP11164
- Filed
- January 16, 1998
- Granted
- December 28, 1999
- Expires
- January 16, 2018
- Assignee
- GILBERG PERENNIAL FARMS INC
- Inventor
- MORRISON WILLIAM L
Abstract
A new and distinct hybrid variety of Hibiscus moscheutos, particularly distinguished by having flowers of from seven to thirteen inches in diameter that are white with a red eye (Pantone 201u). The length of the blooming cycle is about 4-5 weeks. The flowers, which have completely overlapping petals, retain their flat shape for two full days, except when temperatures are exceptionally warm. Distinguishing characteristics are constant and stable in asexually reproduced plants.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Hibiscus
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11164 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.