Genus
Spiraea
41 US plant patents have been granted in this genus. 8 are already in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell them. The next of the 33 still protected comes off patent on May 16, 2027.
Still under patent — 33 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- LevgoldPP19308Spiraea plant named ‘Levgold’UNDER PATENTMay 16, 2027
- TracyPP21588Spiraea plant named ‘Tracy’UNDER PATENTAugust 5, 2029
- YanPP21615Spiraea plant named ‘Yan’UNDER PATENTAugust 5, 2029
- GalenPP21712Spiraea plant named ‘Galen’UNDER PATENTSeptember 4, 2029
- ConalexPP21473Spiraea plant named ‘Conalex’UNDER PATENTOctober 19, 2029
- ZeldaPP21976Spiraea plant named ‘Zelda’UNDER PATENTDecember 16, 2029
- DenistarPP22432Spiraea plant named ‘Denistar’UNDER PATENTMay 12, 2030
- BL0601PP24553Spirea plant named ‘BL0601’UNDER PATENTNovember 6, 2032
- Verspi 1PP25098Spiraea plant named ‘Verspi 1’UNDER PATENTApril 22, 2033
- SMSMBKPP26655Spiraea plant named ‘SMSMBK’UNDER PATENTSeptember 10, 2034
- SMSJDG03PP26994Spiraea plant named ‘SMSJDG03’UNDER PATENTJanuary 8, 2035
- SMNSJSPPP26992Spiraea plant named ‘SMNSJSP’UNDER PATENTJanuary 9, 2035
- SMNSJMFRPP26993Spiraea plant named ‘SMNSJMFR’UNDER PATENTJanuary 9, 2035
- SMNSJMFPPP26995Spiraea plant named ‘SMNSJMFP’UNDER PATENTJanuary 13, 2035
- COURISPI01PP27933Spiraea plant named ‘COURISPI01’UNDER PATENTJuly 23, 2035
- SMNSNFDPP28096Spiraea plant named ‘SMNSNFD’UNDER PATENTDecember 1, 2035
- NCSX1PP28313Spiraea ‘NCSX1’UNDER PATENTApril 8, 2036
- OdessaPP28508Spiraea plant named ‘Odessa’UNDER PATENTAugust 3, 2036
- MatgoldPP28876Spiraea plant named ‘Matgold’UNDER PATENTAugust 22, 2036
- ConspiyetPP28999Spiraea plant named ‘Conspiyet’UNDER PATENTDecember 7, 2036
- WalplumPP29405Spiraea plant named ‘Walplum’UNDER PATENTFebruary 22, 2037
- SMSJMLGPP30709Spiraea plant named ‘SMSJMLG’UNDER PATENTJuly 29, 2037
- SMSJMLAPP30591Spiraea plant named ‘SMSJMLA’UNDER PATENTJuly 31, 2037
- NCSX2PP30953Spiraea plant named ‘NCSX2’UNDER PATENTMarch 9, 2038
- Minspil04PP30819Spiraea plant named ‘Minspil04’UNDER PATENTJuly 30, 2038
- DAVROU01PP31747Spiraea plant named ‘DAVROU01’UNDER PATENTNovember 19, 2038
- DAVCOP01PP31996Spiraea ‘DAVCOP01’UNDER PATENTJune 6, 2039
- JN Select JPP31995Spiraea plant named ‘JN Select J’UNDER PATENTSeptember 25, 2039
- IceconspirPP33786Spiraea plant named ‘Iceconspir’UNDER PATENTDecember 22, 2040
- MAD-SP1PP34324Spiraea plant named ‘MAD-SP1’UNDER PATENTJuly 8, 2041
- MAD-SP2PP34407Spiraea plant named ‘MAD-SP2’UNDER PATENTJuly 8, 2041
- SMNSJSAPP35032Spiraea plant named ‘SMNSJSA’UNDER PATENTSeptember 26, 2042
- Golden JackPP36456Spiraea plant named ‘Golden Jack’UNDER PATENTMarch 4, 2044
Already in the public domain — 8 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.
- WilmaPP15397Spiraea plant named ‘Wilma’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 15, 2023
- Golden CarpetPP13615Spiraea plant named ‘Golden Carpet’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 31, 2021
- Green CarpetPP13622Spiraea plant named ‘Green Carpet’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 31, 2021
- Sparkling CarpetPP13665Spiraea plant named ‘Sparkling Carpet’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 31, 2021
- White GoldPP13609Spirea plant named ‘White Gold’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 5, 2021
- Flowering ChoicePP13916Spiraea plant named ‘Flowering Choice’PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 31, 2021
- Golden ElfPP12025Spiraea plant named ‘Golden Elf’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 18, 2019
- WalbumaPP9363Spiraea plant named `Walbuma`PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 2, 2015
A patent expiring frees the plant, and its cultivar name comes with it — cultivar names cannot be trademarked, so they are always free to use. What it does not free is any brand name the plant is marketed under. Those are trademarks and renew indefinitely.