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US Plant Patent PP18538

Stephanie Returns

Daylily plant named ‘Stephanie Returns’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 8, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 14, 2026. This patent earned 24 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18538, the photograph of Stephanie Returns printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18538, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP18538
Filed
November 14, 2006
Granted
March 4, 2008
Expires
December 8, 2026
Assignee
CT TON NURSERY INC
Inventor
APPS DARREL A

Abstract

A new and distinct Hemerocallis cultivar of the dormant type named ‘Stephanie Returns’ is provided. The new cultivar is very floriferous and forms attractive ruffled bicolored pink/mauve/red funnel-shaped blossoms having substantial substance. The plant commonly blossoms between early June and late September in U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone No. 6. The blossoms possess substantial substance and well withstand rain in view of the strength of the tepals. The new plant readily forms fans and readily forms a number of scapes per fan. The new cultivar is particularly well suited for growing as distinctive colorful ornamentation in the landscape.

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 Hemerocallis plant of the dormant type having the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive ruffled bicolored pink/mauve/red funnel-shaped flowers having substantial substance, (b) possesses a long blooming season with substantially multiple repeat blooming, (c) exhibits a propensity to readily display a plurality of fans, and (d) readily forms a plurality of scapes per fan over the flowering season; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18538 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.