US Plant Patent PP7452
Contender
Kalanchoe plant named Contender
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired October 16, 2009. 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
- PP7452
- Filed
- October 16, 1989
- Granted
- February 19, 1991
- Expires
- October 16, 2009
Abstract
A Kalanchoe plant named Contender particularly characterized by its red flower color; flower diameter of 17 to 19 mm at maturity; flowering response of from 10 weeks in summer to 12 weeks in winter after start of short days; very floriferous with excellent display of many flowers; excellent keeping quality of flowers and foliage; branches freely with or without pinching; intermediate vigor; responsiveness to B-9 applications to reduce internode length and peduncle elongation; and adaptability to pot sizes from 10 to 15 cm.
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 plant of Kalanchoe named Contender, as described and illustrated.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7452 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.