US Plant Patent PP18505

DCNCO

Dianella caerulea plant named ‘DCNCO’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 26, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 29, 2025. This patent earned 27 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18505
Filed: September 29, 2005
Granted: February 19, 2008
Expires: October 26, 2025
Assignee: VERSASCAPES L L C
Inventor: LAYT TODD ANTHONY

Abstract

‘DCNCO’ is a distinctive variety of Dianella caerulea which is characterized by the combination of its densely tufted, slightly spreading and semi-compact growth habit, pale blue flower colour, a general absence of canes, and a reduced tendency to fall over at maturity.

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 Dianella caerulea plant named ‘DCNCO’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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