US Plant Patent PP21209

Tropical Dancer

Hosta plant named ‘Tropical Dancer’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 17, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 10, 2028. This patent earned 99 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21209
Filed: October 10, 2008
Granted: August 17, 2010
Expires: January 17, 2029
Assignee: VAN DEN TOP HENDRIK JAN
Inventor: VAN DEN TOP HENDRIK JAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘Tropical Dancer’, characterized by its broadly spreading foliage with upright flower scapes, widely-margined light yellow and green variegated foliage, violet-colored flowers that are positioned above the foliage 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 cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘Tropical Dancer’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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