Nursery or breeding house

SHADY OAKS NURSERY LLC

18 US plant patents, granted between 2002 and 2010.

Filed under the SHADY name. Related entities are listed separately on the SHADY search, because a company and a person are not the same filer even when the name matches.

Still under patent — 4 cultivars

Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.

Roy KlehmPP19647Hosta plant named ‘Roy Klehm’UNDER PATENTDecember 28, 2027
NeptunePP19674Hosta plant named ‘Neptune’UNDER PATENTDecember 28, 2027
Silk RoadPP19835Hosta plant named ‘Silk Road’UNDER PATENTFebruary 14, 2028
Cat and MousePP20862Hosta plant names ‘Cat and Mouse’UNDER PATENTDecember 17, 2028

Already in the public domain — 14 cultivars

Most recently freed first. Anyone may propagate and sell these plants — though the name it is sold under may still be a live trademark.

Hollywood LightsPP17296Hosta plant named ‘Hollywood Lights’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 11, 2025
Lonesome DovePP17294Hosta plant named ‘Lonesome Dove’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 6, 2025
Mourning DovePP17311Hosta plant named ‘Mourning Dove’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 2, 2025
Rainbow's EndPP17251Hosta plant named ‘Rainbow's End’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 29, 2025
Prairie SkyPP17309Hosta plant named ‘Prairie Sky’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 22, 2025
High SocietyPP17313Hosta plant named ‘High Society’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 18, 2025
Cathedral WindowsPP17295Hosta plant named ‘Cathedral Windows’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 14, 2025
American IconPP17441Hosta plant named ‘American Icon’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 30, 2025
Journey's EndPP16895Hosta plant names ‘Journey's End’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 11, 2025
Treasure IslandPP16332Carex plant named ‘Treasure Island’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 8, 2025
Hanky PankyPP16217Hosta plant named ‘Hanky Panky’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 26, 2025
TitanicPP12402Hosta plant named ‘Titanic’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 3, 2019
Old GloryPP12503Hosta plant named ‘Old Glory’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 3, 2019
Touch of ClassPP13080Hosta plant named ‘Touch of Class’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 3, 2019