US Plant Patent PP18841

Lilliput

Echinacea purpurea plant named ‘Lilliput’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 20, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 24, 2026. This patent earned 118 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18841, the photograph of Lilliput printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18841, 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: PP18841
Filed: March 24, 2006
Granted: May 27, 2008
Expires: July 20, 2026
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Echinacea purpurea plant named ‘Lilliput’ characterized by its well branched habit, compact, dwarf habit, numerous medium-small red purple flowers, strong upright stems, and good vigor.

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

1. A new and distinct Echinacea purpurea plant as herein illustrated and described.

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