US Plant Patent PP21798

Sparkle

Hibiscus plant named ‘Sparkle’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 30, 2029.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP21798
Filed: October 30, 2009
Granted: March 22, 2011
Expires: October 30, 2029
Assignee: ZONNEBLOEM BREEDING B V DE
Inventor: OOSTVEEN CORNELIS A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Sparkle’, characterized by its upright, somewhat, outwardly spreading and dense and bushy plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; large white-colored flowers with red purple-colored centers and venation; and good flower longevity.

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

1. A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Sparkle’ as illustrated and described.

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