Hibiscus Patents (Class PLT/257)
  • Publication number: 20160073565
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter hardy Hibiscus plant named ‘Purple Hearts’ is the result of a unique hybridization. This new and distinct cultivar is characterized primarily as to its novelty by its extreme cold hardiness to Zone 4, medium thick-textured, Deep Red flowers and its “Heart-shaped” foliage with a black-purple coloration, compactness of approximately 2½-3½ feet, its vigorous and uniform breaking habit and its floriferous nature from midsummer until frost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Gretchen Angela Zwetzig
  • Publication number: 20160029534
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter hardy Hibiscus plant named ‘Crème Bruler’ is the result of a unique hybridization. This new and distinct cultivar is characterized primarily as to its novelty by its extreme cold hardiness to Zone 4, medium thick-textured, luminescent butter yellow flowers and its “Maple-shaped” foliage with a black-purple coloration, compactness of approximately 2½-3 feet, its vigorous and uniform breaking habit and its floriferous nature from midsummer until frost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Gretchen Zwetzig
  • Publication number: 20160029533
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter hardy Hibiscus plant named ‘Moulin Rouge’ is the result of a unique hybridization. This new and distinct cultivar is characterized primarily as to its novelty by its extreme cold hardiness to Zone 4, its large thick-textured, ruffled dark red flowers and its ovate to “Maple-shaped” foliage with its dark red-purple coloration, compactness of approximately 2½ feet, its vigorous and uniform breaking habit and its floriferous nature from Summer until Frost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Gretchen Angela Zwetzig
  • Publication number: 20150319901
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-IPD’ characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, very upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit and large to very large flowers having a large, blackish red eye zone which is margined against a dark orange body which fades at the petal margin to a light orange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20150319902
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-CYP’ characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, very upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit and a large to very large double flower having a dark red eye zone which is margined against a scarlet body which is margined with bright yellow. The edge of each petal is ruffled, and the petals shallowly overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20140053302
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-210’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves; very upright habit appropriate for container production and culture; freely flowering habit; and large flowers having a glossy, russet red eye, sharply rimmed with a narrow pale lilac zone which indistinctly borders a rose pink body zone, at about one third the radial distance from the flower center to the petal edge. The rose pink zone extends nearly to the petal edge, where it fades to a blush pink border. The stamens are bright orange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Dupont Nusery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, JR.
  • Publication number: 20140053303
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-PPP’, characterized glossy, dark green leaves, upright habit appropriate for container production and culture; very free flowering habit; large flowers lacking a distinct eye zone, and instead, having a glossy, cherry pink center which extends up the staminal column as well as out into the flower body, where it meets a velvety strawberry-red zone which extends to the edge of the flower. The glossy pink center zone extends along the rays through the body to roughly 1 inch of the petal edge. The strawberry red body lightens slightly at the petal edge, and bears, along the outer inch (roughly) a sprinkling of white spots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Dupont Nusery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20140033380
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-HCHP’ characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, very upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit and large to very large flowers having a dull dark red eye which extends to one quarter the diameter of the flower, with the body being a medium red with white veins extending to two thirds the flower diameter. The edge of each petal is ruffled, and the petals shallowly overlap, giving the effect of a windmill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Dupont Nusery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20140033382
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-SWCH’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, sturdy, very upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and a large flower having a large, blackish red eye zone which is margined against a crinkled dark cherry pink body which abruptly fades at the petal margin to a blush pink. Faint blush pink rays extend from the edge of the eye to roughly two thirds of the way to the edge of the flower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Dupont Nusery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20140033384
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-WHDX’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture. It is relatively late to bloom, and thus particularly appropriate for growing as a standard or patio tree. The plant has a freely flowering habit, and a very large flower having a bright red eye, margined with a narrow iridescent whitish blue ring zone, which is margined with a watercolor orange body which extends to the edge of the bloom, said body containing a pumpkin orange branching venation which can extend to the edge of the bloom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Dupont Nusery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20140033383
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-FNNP’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, sturdy, upright and well branched habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and a flower having a glossy, strawberry-red eye, which bleeds into a medium pink body marked by blush pink venation which extends about two-thirds of the way to the edge of the flower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Dupont Nusery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20140033381
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-CSMR’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and a flower having a small, dark red eye, a brownish yellow zone which radiates from the eye, into a brownish orange zone, and a brownish orange edge. In Summer heat, the brownish orange zone is intensified in color and expanded, such that it extends to the eye zone, and light to heavy spotting of yellow may be present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Dupont Nusery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20140026269
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-SWTE’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, a dwarf, base-branching habit, with semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and a small flower, usually less than 5.5 inches in diameter, having a shiny, dark red eye which extends out about a third of the way to the flower edge, the eye margined in pumpkin orange which fades into a light orange body and edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Dupont Nusery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Patent number: PP24022
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter hardy Hibiscus plant named ‘Small Wonders’ is the result of a unique hybridization. This new and distinct cultivar is characterized primarily as to its novelty by its extreme cold hardiness to Zone 4, medium thick-textured, heavily streaked and speckled, red, white and pink flowers and its “Maple-shaped” foliage with a black-purple coloration, compactness of approximately 2½ feet, its vigorous and uniform breaking habit and its floriferous nature from midsummer until frost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Gretchen Zwetzig-Fleming's Flower Fields, Inc.
    Inventor: Gretchen Zwetzig
  • Patent number: PP24046
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Adonis Salmon’, characterized by its upright, mounding and bushy plant habit; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; large orange red-colored flowers with dark red-colored centers; and excellent flower longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Graff Breeding A/S
    Inventor: Poul Graff
  • Patent number: PP24047
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Adonis Pearl’, characterized by its upright, mounding and bushy plant habit; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; large white-colored flowers with dark red-colored centers; and excellent flower longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Graff Breeding A/S
    Inventor: Poul Graff
  • Patent number: PP24060
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Boreas Yellow’, characterized by its upright, mounding and bushy plant habit; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; large bright yellow-colored flowers with dark red-colored centers; and excellent flower longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Inventor: Poul Graff
  • Patent number: PP24061
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Laluna’, characterized by its upright, mounding and bushy plant habit; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; double-type orange-colored flowers; and good flower longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Graff Breeding A/S
    Inventor: Poul Graff
  • Patent number: PP24062
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of hardy herbaceous Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Berrylicious’ comprising a winter-hardy perennial, naturally-compact, heavily branched stems, medium green leaves producing numerous mauve-lavender flowers with dark-raspberry eyes on nearly flat flowers over at least 12 weeks during the summer until frost. The new plant, Hibiscus ‘Berrylicious’ shows resistance to black spot fungus and resists deer browsing and the ruffled flowers resist wind and sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Clarence H. Falstad
  • Patent number: PP24078
    Abstract: Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Tie Dye’ is a new and distinct cultivar of winter-hardy herbaceous Rose Mallow with an upright, strong well-branched stems producing many flat-faced flowers with deeply-ruffled, dark pink perimeter ring becoming white toward center and a lustrous cherry-red eye in a bull's eye pattern. The foliage is mostly tri-lobed, medium to dark green with limited purple tinting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin A. Hurd
  • Patent number: PP24079
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter-hardy herbaceous Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Midnight Marvel’ comprising a naturally-short, compact, heavy-branching habit. The foliage has strong dark purple overtones, and the plant flowers with a multitude of deep scarlet-red flowers with a darker red eye over at least 12 weeks during the summer until frost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Kevin A. Hurd
  • Patent number: PP24108
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of hardy herbaceous Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘My Valentine’ is winter-hardy with naturally short, mounded habit with dense heavy branching. The foliage is fine textured tri-lobed and of dark green with purple tinting and veining. The flowers are large and numerous with red-velvet overlapping, slightly-recurved petals over a long blooming period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Kevin A. Hurd
  • Patent number: PP24336
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘JWNWOOD 4’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; large light pink-colored flowers with numerous petaloids; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: John Woods Nurseries
    Inventor: Roderick Woods
  • Patent number: PP24468
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-SWTE’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, a dwarf, base-branching habit, with semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and a small flower, usually less than 5.5 inches in diameter, having a shiny, dark red eye which extends out about a third of the way to the flower edge, the eye margined in pumpkin orange which fades into a light orange body and edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.
  • Patent number: PP24469
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-HCHP’ characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, very upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit and large to very large flowers having a dull dark red eye which extends to one quarter the diameter of the flower, with the body being a medium red with white veins extending to two thirds the flower diameter. The edge of each petal is ruffled, and the petals shallowly overlap, giving the effect of a windmill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.
  • Patent number: PP24470
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-CSMR’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and a flower having a small, dark red eye, a brownish yellow zone which radiates from the eye, into a brownish orange zone, and a brownish orange edge. In Summer heat, the brownish orange zone is intensified in color and expanded, such that it extends to the eye zone, and light to heavy spotting of yellow may be present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.
  • Patent number: PP24496
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-WHDX’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture. It is relatively late to bloom, and thus particularly appropriate for growing as a standard or patio tree. The plant has a freely flowering habit, and a very large flower having a bright red eye, margined with a narrow iridescent whitish blue ring zone, which is margined with a watercolor orange body which extends to the edge of the bloom, said body containing a pumpkin orange branching venation which can extend to the edge of the bloom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.
  • Patent number: PP24497
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-SWCH’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, sturdy, very upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and a large flower having a large, blackish red eye zone which is margined against a crinkled dark cherry pink body which abruptly fades at the petal margin to a blush pink. Faint blush pink rays extend from the edge of the eye to roughly two thirds of the way to the edge of the flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.
  • Patent number: PP24498
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-PPP’, characterized glossy, dark green leaves, upright habit appropriate for container production and culture; very free flowering habit; large flowers lacking a distinct eye zone, and instead, having a glossy, cherry pink center which extends up the staminal column as well as out into the flower body, where it meets a velvety strawberry-red zone which extends to the edge of the flower. The glossy pink center zone extends along the rays through the body to roughly 1 inch of the petal edge. The strawberry red body lightens slightly at the petal edge, and bears, along the outer inch (roughly) a sprinkling of white spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.
  • Patent number: PP24760
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of hardy herbaceous Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Heartthrob’ with mostly upright branched stems bearing broadly ovate-shaped dark green foliage and many large flat-faced, dark, greyed-purple flowers with darker eye and flowering over at least 10 weeks during the summer and fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Clarence H. Falstad, III
  • Patent number: PP24761
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-FNNP’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, sturdy, upright and well branched habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and a flower having a glossy, strawberry-red eye, which bleeds into a medium pink body marked by blush pink venation which extends about two-thirds of the way to the edge of the flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.
  • Patent number: PP24787
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-210’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves; very upright habit appropriate for container production and culture; freely flowering habit; and large flowers having a glossy, russet red eye, sharply rimmed with a narrow pale lilac zone which indistinctly borders a rose pink body zone, at about one third the radial distance from the flower center to the petal edge. The rose pink zone extends nearly to the petal edge, where it fades to a blush pink border. The stamens are bright orange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.
  • Patent number: PP24936
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hibiscus named ‘WALHIROSMO’ that is characterized by robust upright open growth habit, glossy dark green foliage, and large sterile flat rose-pink flowers with contrasting red centers. In combination these traits set ‘WALHIROSMO’ apart from all other existing varieties of Hibiscus known to the inventor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventor: David Tristram
  • Patent number: PP24965
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hibiscus named ‘CARPA’ that is characterized by upright habit, strongly conspicuous leaf variegation and double flowers of the violet color group that are sterile and open completely. In combination these traits set ‘CARPA’ apart from all other existing varieties of Hibiscus known to the inventor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventor: Paul Van Der Kroft
  • Patent number: PP24981
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Improved Mandarin Wind’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading, uniformly mounded and dense plant habit appropriate for container production; glossy green-colored leaves; uniform, freely and early flowering habit; large ruffled orange-colored flowers with red purple-colored centers; and good postproduction and garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Aris Horticulture, Inc.
    Inventor: James O. Conyers
  • Patent number: PP25076
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter hardy Hibiscus plant named ‘Snowflame’ is the result of a unique hybridization. This new and distinct cultivar is characterized primarily as to its novelty by its extreme cold hardiness to Zone 4, its large thick-textured, light red flowers with white reverse and its “Maple-shaped” leaves with a red-dish-green coloration, compactness of about 3 feet, its vigorous and uniform growth habit and its floriferous nature from midsummer until frost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Gretchen Zwetzig/Flemings Flower Fields
    Inventor: Gretchen Zwetzig
  • Patent number: PP25236
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Juno’, characterized by its upright, mounding and uniform plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniformly, freely and continuous flowering habit; dark red-colored flower buds; single flowers with imbricate red purple-colored petals and dark red-colored centers; and excellent flower longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Graff Breeding A/S
    Inventor: Poul Graff
  • Patent number: PP25568
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Grandini Santiago’, that is characterized by its pyramidal plant habit, and by its sterile flowers that are pinkish violet in color with a large red-purple eye and double with the first flush of bloom and single on later blooms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Van Aart Boomkwekerijen
    Inventor: Marinus Adrianus Cornelis van Aart
  • Patent number: PP25660
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hibiscus named ‘Lanlampasas’, characterized by its very large flowers that have red centers and wide golden orange margins, its short leaf internode lengths, its very dark green foliage, its good self-branching, and its very vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Lannes
  • Patent number: PP25661
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hibiscus named ‘Lanbrasos’, characterized by its large flowers that are dark red in color with a darker eye zone, its short leaf internode lengths, its very dark green foliage, its good self-branching, and its very vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Lannes
  • Patent number: PP25662
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hibiscus named ‘Lansabine’, characterized by its large flowers that are round in shape and “chiffon” pink in color, its short leaf internode lengths, its very dark green foliage, and its good self-branching habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Lannes
  • Patent number: PP25678
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hibiscus named ‘Lanred’, that is characterized by its large flowers that are round in shape and bright red with a dark red eye zone, its short leaf internode lengths, its very dark green foliage, its good self-branching, its vigorous growth habit, and its early blooming habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Lannes
  • Patent number: PP25986
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of hardy herbaceous perennial Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Plum Fantasy’ comprising an upright dense branching, numerous flowers over a prolonged season having vibrant magenta-red overlapping petals and a darker red lustrous eye. The petals have a unique three-dimensional dimpling or puckering which helps resist strong wind, bright sun and harsh rain conditions. The foliage is dark-green, primarily heavily-dissected and tri-lobed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Clarence H. Falstad, III
  • Patent number: PP26006
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Adonis Yellow’, characterized by its upright, mounding and bushy plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; large yellow-colored flowers with dark red-colored centers; and excellent flower longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Graff Breeding A/S
    Inventor: Poul Graff
  • Patent number: PP26089
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter-hardy herbaceous Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Cherry Cheesecake’ with branched upright habit, foliage of dark-green with a faint blush of purple-gray overlay, many large flat-faced flowers over a long season; flowers having a cherry-red eye, strong radiating veining and a blush at the petal tips of magenta on a faint pink to near white background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Clarence H. Falstad, III
  • Patent number: PP26090
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hibiscus named ‘Lanloire’, characterized by its large flowers that are rose pink in color with a white eye, its short leaf internode lengths, its very dark green foliage, its good self-branching, and its very vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Lannes
  • Patent number: PP26091
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hibiscus named ‘Lanseine’, characterized by its large flowers that are deep red in color with a small darker red eye, its round shaped flowers that open fully, its short leaf internode lengths, its very dark green foliage, its good self-branching, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Lannes
  • Patent number: PP26222
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘SHIMCR1’, characterized by its relatively compact and upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; large and flat flowers with dark pink-colored undulate petals and dark red-colored centers and venation; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyung Ku Shim
  • Patent number: PP26374
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘SHIMRV24’, characterized by its relatively compact and upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; glossy dark green-colored leaves; flowers with purple-colored petals and dark red purple-colored centers and venation; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Kyung Ku Shim
  • Patent number: PP26417
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Extrmag’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant form; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; large magenta-colored flowers; and good flower longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: De Zonnebloem Breeding B.V.
    Inventor: Cornelis A. Oostveen