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US Plant Patent PP28614

Kaleidoscope

X Mangave plant named ‘Kaleidoscope’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 21, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 29, 2036. This patent earned 84 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28614, the photograph of Kaleidoscope printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28614, 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
PP28614
Filed
March 29, 2016
Granted
November 7, 2017
Expires
June 21, 2036
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique X Mangave plant named ‘Kaleidoscope’ characterized by long arching succulent foliage with blue-green centers and variegated yellowish-green to yellowish-cream margins developing under ultra violet light grey-purple to cherry red speckling throughout and strong cherry-red tinting in the margin. The green flowers on tall stiff scapes are loaded with nectar are highly attractive to hummingbirds.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental X Mangave plant named ‘Kaleidoscope’ as herein described and illustrated, suitable as a potted plant or for the garden.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28614 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.