US Plant Patent PP18763

Tuscan Sun

Heliopsis plant named ‘Tuscan Sun’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 18, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 25, 2026. This patent earned 24 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18763
Filed: July 25, 2006
Granted: April 29, 2008
Expires: August 18, 2026
Assignee: ZLESAK DAVID CHARLES, HANSON BRENT
Inventor: HANSON BRENT; ZLESAK DAVID CHARLES

Abstract

A new cultivar of Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Tuscan Sun’ characterized by its compact plant habit, sturdy stems, green leaves and stems, and golden-yellow ray flowers. In combination these traits set ‘Tuscan Sun’ apart from all other existing varieties of Heliopsis known to the inventors.

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 Heliopsis plant named ‘Tuscan Sun’ as described and illustrated.

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