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US Plant Patent PP21691

Desert Surprise

Kalanchoe plant named ‘Desert Surprise’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 25, 2029.

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 PP21691, the photograph of Desert Surprise printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21691, 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
PP21691
Filed
August 25, 2009
Granted
February 1, 2011
Expires
August 25, 2029
Inventor
JEPSEN KNUD

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘Desert Surprise’, characterized by its tall, upright, uniform and moderately vigorous growth habit; green and dark purple bi-colored leaves with undulate and crenate margins; freely flowering habit; small red purple-colored flowers; and excellent postproduction longevity.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct Kalanchoe plant named ‘Desert Surprise’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21691 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.