US Plant Patent PP14164

Snowfire

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis plant named ‘Snowfire’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 22, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP14164, the photograph of Snowfire printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14164, 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: PP14164
Filed: May 22, 2002
Granted: September 23, 2003
Expires: May 22, 2022
Assignee: HINES NURSERIES INC
Inventor: SCHLUETER BARRY

Abstract

A new variety of Hibiscus rosa - sinensis plant named ‘Snowfire’, characterized by a large multi-colored flower of red petals with irregular patches of white and orange and a dark maroon “eye”. It is a free-flowering plant with an upright, compact habit. The foliage is glossy and dark green.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Hibiscus rosa - sinensis plant named ‘Snowfire’, as illustrated and described herein.

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