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US Plant Patent PP25594

Bridal Falls

Hosta plant named ‘Bridal Falls’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 26, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 29, 2033. This patent earned 272 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25594, the photograph of Bridal Falls printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25594, 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
PP25594
Filed
March 29, 2013
Granted
May 26, 2015
Expires
December 26, 2033
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, VAN DEN TOP HENRIK JAN
Inventor
VAN DEN TOP HENRIK JAN

Abstract

The new and distinct Hosta plant named Hosta ‘Bridal Falls’ with cordate leaves having blue-green centers and wide yellow margins that develop into a creamy white to white margins. Flowers are light lavender on large-sized plant held attractively above the variegated foliage.

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 ornamental Hosta plant named ‘Bridal Falls’ as herein described and illustrated, with cordate leaves having dark green centers and wide creamy yellow margins that develop into a creamy white to white, light lavender flowers on large-sized plant, suitable as a potted plant, for landscaping the garden, and for cut flower or leaf arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25594 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.