US Plant Patent PP17949

Don Frederico

Kalanchoe plant named ‘Don Frederico’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 18, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 26, 2025. This patent earned 84 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17949
Filed: October 26, 2005
Granted: August 28, 2007
Expires: January 18, 2026
Assignee: KNAAP LICENTIES B V
Inventor: VAN DER KNAAP LEONARDUS JOHANN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘Don Frederico’, characterized by its upright and freely branching plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; yellow-colored double flowers with multiple petals per flower; 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 cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘Don Frederico’, as illustrated and described.

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