US Plant Patent PP17490

Flamingo

Salix plant named ‘Flamingo’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 15, 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17490, the photograph of Flamingo printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17490, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number: PP17490
Filed: August 15, 2005
Granted: March 13, 2007
Expires: August 15, 2025
Assignee: BONTEKOE PETER B W
Inventor: BONTEKOE PETER B W

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Salix plant named ‘Flamingo’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading growth habit; small and durable leaves; developing leaves that are pinkish red in color; fully expanded leaves that are green and greenish white variegated; leaves that resist sunburning; and thick pink to red-colored stems.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Salix plant named ‘Flamingo’, as illustrated and described.

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