US Plant Patent PP19443

Lea

Kalanchoe plant named ‘Lea’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 14, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 15, 2026. This patent earned 60 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP19443
Filed: June 15, 2006
Granted: November 11, 2008
Expires: August 14, 2026
Assignee: KNUD JEPSEN AS
Inventor: JEPSEN KNUD

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘Lea’, characterized by its upright, uniform and moderately vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform, freely and early flowering habit; large double golden yellow-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 ‘Lea’ as illustrated and described.

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