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US Plant Patent PP27534

Purple Hearts

Hibiscus plant named ‘Purple Hearts’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 2, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 9, 2034. This patent earned 23 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27534, the photograph of Purple Hearts printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27534, 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
PP27534
Filed
September 9, 2014
Granted
January 10, 2017
Expires
October 2, 2034
Assignee
ZWETZIG GRETCHEN ANGELA
Inventor
ZWETZIG GRETCHEN ANGELA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of winter hardy Hibiscus plant named ‘Purple Hearts’ is the result of a unique hybridization. This new and distinct cultivar is characterized primarily as to its novelty by its extreme cold hardiness to Zone 4, medium thick-textured, Deep Red flowers and its “Heart-shaped” foliage with a dark-purple coloration, compactness of approximately 2½-3½ feet, its vigorous and uniform breaking habit and its floriferous nature from midsummer until frost.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of hardy Hibiscus plant, as herein shown and described, characterized by its compact nature, refined “heart-shaped” foliage of an extremely dark purple coloration, its large dark red thick and slightly ruffled flowers, its vigor and its hardiness in weather extremes.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27534 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.