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US Plant Patent PP36618

WALHIECLI

Hibiscus plant named ‘WALHIECLI’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 22, 2044.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP36618, the photograph of WALHIECLI printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36618, 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
PP36618
Filed
May 22, 2024
Granted
April 22, 2025
Expires
May 22, 2044
Assignee
WALBERTON PLANTS LTD, WALBURTON PLANTS LTD
Inventor
ERHART EVA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘WALHIECLI’ is disclosed, characterized by large, purple (RHS N75A) flowers with a dark red-purple (RHS 59A) eye. Plants are observed winter-hardy to −10 degrees Celsius and heat tolerant to 40 Celsius without adverse effect. Growth habit is broadly upright and spreading more with age. The new variety is a Hibiscus , typically produced as an outdoor ornamental plant.

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 cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘WALHIECLI’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36618 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.