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US Plant Patent PP23665

Rhino Hide

Hosta plant named ‘Rhino Hide’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 1, 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 PP23665, the photograph of Rhino Hide printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23665, 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
PP23665
Filed
July 1, 2010
Granted
June 11, 2013
Expires
July 1, 2030
Assignee
RAWSON DONALD A
Inventor
RAWSON DONALD A

Abstract

A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Rhino Hide’ characterized by nearly rounded leaves having thick substance, and variegation of wide bluish-green margins and golden chartreuse centers. The new plant has demonstrated slug resistance beyond any other tested cultivars and also avoidance of late spring frosts. It is able to tolerate full-sun conditions without burning of leaves. Hosta ‘Rhino Hide’ produces early season near white flowers above the foliage and is suitable for garden landscape, potted culture, or cut flower and foliage arrangements.

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 cultivar of ornamental Hosta plant named ‘Rhino Hide’ as herein described and illustrated, with thick-substance variegated leaves having wide bluish-green margins, golden-chartreuse leaf centers and near white flowers resistant to slugs and full sun conditions and suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23665 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.