US Plant Patent PP18312

Evita

Cortaderia plant named ‘Evita’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 18, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 15, 2025. This patent earned 154 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18312
Filed: December 15, 2005
Granted: December 11, 2007
Expires: May 18, 2026
Assignee: PETERS KLAUS
Inventor: PETERS KLAUS

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cortaderia selloana named ‘Evita’, characterized by its short stature, its showy plumes of silvery white flowers, its vigorous growth habit, and its ability to flower as a young plant. ‘Evita’ is a Cortaderia that is suitable for small borders, larger containers, and for use as a dried and fresh cut flower.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cortaderia plant named ‘Evita’ as herein illustrated and described.

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