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US Plant Patent PP31721

Whit XXI

Hibiscus syriacus plant named ‘Whit XXI’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 10, 2038.

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 PP31721, the photograph of Whit XXI printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31721, 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
PP31721
Filed
December 10, 2018
Granted
May 5, 2020
Expires
December 10, 2038
Assignee
LACEBARK INC
Inventor
WHITCOMB CARL E

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Hibiscus syriacus , rose-of-sharon, named ‘Whit XXI’, particularly distinguished by having a compact, semi-dwarf, much branched upright elliptical shape, with dark green leaves, developing a high population of buds and flowers. Emergence of flower petals from the buds are at first dark red, then with expansion, red blotches on pink, then when fully opened the red blotches are no longer visible and flowers are pink. Flowers are sterile and long lasting.

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 rose-of-sharon plant, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31721 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.