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US Plant Patent PP22384

Orange Star

Hosta plant named ‘Orange Star’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 7, 2030.

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 PP22384, the photograph of Orange Star printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22384, 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
PP22384
Filed
August 7, 2010
Granted
December 20, 2011
Expires
August 7, 2030
Inventor
VAN DEN TOP HENDRIK JAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘Orange Star’, characterized by its outwardly spreading foliage with upright flower scapes; thick dark green and pale yellow to white variegated leaves; light violet to white-colored flowers that are positioned above the foliar plane on strong scapes; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Orange Star’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22384 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.