US Plant Patent PP20121
Panama Red
Hibiscus plant named ‘Panama Red’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 30, 2027.
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
- PP20121
- Filed
- July 30, 2007
- Granted
- June 23, 2009
- Expires
- July 30, 2027
- Assignee
- UNIV GEORGIA RES FOUND
- Inventor
- RUTER JOHN
Abstract
Hibiscus ‘Panama Red’ is an ornamental variety, crossed and cultivated in Georgia. The plants of the new Hibiscus display an intense red color in high light, deeply cut foliage, stable foliage color, very large flowers, thrives in hot an humid conditions, and flowers heavily during short days (November to April) in zone 10. ‘Panama Red’ can be grown in the garden or in a container.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct variety of Hibiscus plant named ‘Panama Red’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.
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