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US Plant Patent PP7805

Beacon

Kalanchoe plant named Beacon

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 31, 2010. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP7805
Filed
October 31, 1990
Granted
February 25, 1992
Expires
October 31, 2010

Abstract

A Kalanchoe plant named Beacon particularly characterized by its yellow flower color, maturing to yellow gold; flower diameter of up to 16 mm at maturity; flowering response, from 11 weeks in summer to 13 weeks in winter after start of short days; floriferous, with excellent display of many flowers; good keeping quality of both flowers and foliage; excellent free branching with or without pinching; compact plant habit; responsiveness to B-9 to reduce internode length and peduncle elongation; and adaptability to various pot sizes.

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 Kalanchoe plant named Beacon, as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7805 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.