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US Plant Patent PP25986

Plum Fantasy

Hibiscus plant named ‘Plum Fantasy’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 13, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 4, 2033. This patent earned 160 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25986, the photograph of Plum Fantasy printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25986, 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.

The record

Patent number
PP25986
Filed
December 4, 2013
Granted
October 13, 2015
Expires
May 13, 2034
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC
Inventor
FALSTAD III CLARENCE H

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of hardy herbaceous perennial Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Plum Fantasy’ comprising an upright dense branching, numerous flowers over a prolonged season having vibrant magenta-red overlapping petals and a darker red lustrous eye. The petals have a unique three-dimensional dimpling or puckering which helps resist strong wind, bright sun and harsh rain conditions. The foliage is dark-green, primarily heavily-dissected and tri-lobed.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new cultivar of hardy herbaceous perennial Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Plum Fantasy’ as herein illustrated and described, 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 PP25986 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.