US Plant Patent PP18288

Meru Improved

Kalanchoe plant named ‘Meru Improved’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 17, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP18288
Filed: May 17, 2006
Granted: December 4, 2007
Expires: May 17, 2026
Assignee: FIDES BV
Inventor: VLIELANDER IKE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘Meru Improved’, 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; relatively large light pink and red bi-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 ‘Meru Improved’ as illustrated and described.

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