US Plant Patent PP17357

Balrioscar

Portulaca plant named ‘Balrioscar’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 20, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 21, 2025. 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: PP17357
Filed: November 21, 2005
Granted: January 16, 2007
Expires: January 20, 2026
Assignee: BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
Inventor: RAMIREZ ROLANDO SOLANO

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Portulaca plant named ‘Balrioscar’ characterized by its bright scarlet-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage with grayed purple-colored margin, and vigorous, low spreading growth habit.

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 Portulaca plant named ‘Balrioscar’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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