US Plant Patent PP18613

Galera

Kalanchoe plant named ‘Galera’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 29, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 27, 2026. This patent earned 2 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18613, the photograph of Galera printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18613, 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: PP18613
Filed: July 27, 2006
Granted: March 18, 2008
Expires: July 29, 2026
Assignee: FIDES BV
Inventor: VLIELANDER IKE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘Galera’, characterized by its compact, upright, uniform and strong growth habit; freely branching plant habit; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniform, freely and early flowering habit; dark orange-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 ‘Galera’ as illustrated and described.

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