US Plant Patent PP18890

Silver Star

Cortaderia plant named ‘Silver Star ’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 14, 2026.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP18890
Filed: November 14, 2006
Granted: June 3, 2008
Expires: November 14, 2026
Assignee: GEBROEDERS V D SALM B V
Inventor: BAKHUIJZEN ARIE

Abstract

A new variety of Cortaderia plant particularly distinguished by having a broad inverted triangle shape with arching leaves and greyed-green inflorescences, long green leaves with yellow-green stripes, moderate vigor and hardiness to at least USDA zone, is disclosed.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Cortaderia plant as shown and described herein.

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