US Plant Patent PP17100

LIZA

Kalanchoe plant named ‘LIZA’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 27, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 10, 2024. This patent earned 321 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17100
Filed: August 10, 2004
Granted: September 12, 2006
Expires: June 27, 2025
Assignee: KNUD JEPSEN AS
Inventor: JEPSEN KNUD

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘LIZA’, characterized by its upright plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; large red purple-colored flowers with more than 15 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 ‘LIZA’, as illustrated and described.

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