Afterglow

Afterglow

Hosta plant named ‘Afterglow’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 15, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 29, 2033. This patent earned 200 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26755, the photograph of Afterglow printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26755, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Afterglow’ characterized by upright mounded habit, heart-shaped leaves with broad yellow margins and green leaf centers and light lavender buds opening to pale lavender flowers beginning in late June on arching scapes.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct ornamental Hosta plant cultivar named Hosta ‘Afterglow’ essentially as herein described and illustrated, with upright mounded habit, heart-shaped leaves with broad yellow margins and green leaf centers and light lavender buds opening to pale lavender flowers beginning in late June on arching scapes, suitable as a potted plant, for landscaping the garden, and for cut flower or cut foliage arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26755 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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