US Plant Patent PP28477
Starlight
Anthericum plant named ‘Starlight’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 5, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 17, 2036. This patent earned 17 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28477
- Filed
- February 17, 2016
- Granted
- October 3, 2017
- Expires
- March 5, 2036
- Assignee
- LIEF IAN DESMOND
- Inventor
- LIEF IAN DESMOND
Abstract
A new cultivar of Anthericum ‘Starlight’ that is characterized by its variegated foliage with light yellow-green and creamy-white midribs, and multiple longitudinal stripes throughout the darker green leaf blade, its yellow-green inflorescence stalks and its ust growth habit, golden yellow colored flower buds, white flowers with yellow tips and bright yellow stamens, and its non-viable seeds.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Anthericum plant named ‘Starlight’ as herein illustrated and described.
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