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US Plant Patent PP17623

YOHIB 2362

Hibiscus plant named ‘YOHIB 2362’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 27, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 8, 2025. This patent earned 50 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17623, the photograph of YOHIB 2362 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17623, 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
PP17623
Filed
July 8, 2005
Granted
April 17, 2007
Expires
August 27, 2025
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘YOHIB 2362’, characterized by its compact, upright, outwardly spreading, uniform, dense and symmetrical plant habit that is appropriate for container production; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; large bright yellow-colored flowers with dark red-colored centers; good resistance to flower bud abscission during shipping; and tolerance to pathogens common to Hibiscus grown under Florida production conditions.

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 ‘YOHIB 2362’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17623 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.