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US Plant Patent PP17524

Magic Fire

Hosta plant named ‘Magic Fire’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 15, 2025. 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 PP17524, the photograph of Magic Fire printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17524, 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
PP17524
Filed
August 15, 2005
Granted
March 27, 2007
Expires
August 15, 2025
Inventor
VAN DEN TOP HENDRIK JAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘Magic Fire’, characterized by its relatively compact plant habit; green and pale yellow variegated leaf color; and light lavender-colored flowers that are positioned above the foliage on strong and erect scapes.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘Magic Fire’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17524 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.