US Plant Patent PP18368

HEWREB

Daphne plant named ‘HEWREB’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 23, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 13, 2026. This patent earned 130 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18368
Filed: February 13, 2006
Granted: December 25, 2007
Expires: June 23, 2026
Assignee: WATSON STEVEN
Inventor: WATSON STEVEN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Daphne plant named ‘HEWREB’ that is characterized by moderately dense habit, variegated dark green leaves with a broad yellow margin, and fragrant pale purple flowers. In combination these traits set ‘HEWREB’ apart from all other existing varieties of Daphne known to the inventor.

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 Daphne plant named ‘HEWREB’ as described and illustrated herein.

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