US Plant Patent PP17338

Red Dragon

Pitcairnia plant named ‘Red Dragon’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 6, 2025. 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: PP17338
Filed: June 6, 2005
Granted: January 2, 2007
Expires: June 6, 2025
Assignee: MALBEC PARTNERSHIP
Inventor: MALOY ANDREW DAVID

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Pitcairnia plant named ‘Red Dragon’, characterized by its upright plant habit with outwardly arching leaves; mostly straight scapes with long and upright inflorescences with numerous flowers; conspicuous bright red-colored flower bracts; and long-lasting inflorescences.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Pitcairnia plant named ‘Red Dragon’, illustrated and described.

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