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US Plant Patent PP25399

Sparkler

Hosta plant named ‘Sparkler’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 22, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 16, 2033. This patent earned 159 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25399, the photograph of Sparkler printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25399, 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
PP25399
Filed
March 16, 2013
Granted
March 31, 2015
Expires
August 22, 2033
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, ZWAGERMAN HANNAH B
Inventor
ZWAGERMAN HANNAH B

Abstract

A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Sparkler’, characterized by stiff, heavy-substance, thick foliage with conduplicate leaf blades with variegation of white centers and dark green margins and intermediate colors feathered between margin and center. Hosta ‘Sparkler’ flowers with erect cream-colored scapes having upright facing light lavender flowers in mid-July subtended by variegated bracts on a compact plant.

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 ‘Sparkler’ as herein described and illustrated, suitable as a potted plant, patio planters, for landscaping as a specimen or en masse, and for fresh-cut arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25399 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.