US Plant Patent PP17957

HGC Joshua

Helleborus plant named ‘HGC Joshua’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 17, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP17957
Filed: February 17, 2006
Granted: August 28, 2007
Expires: February 17, 2026
Assignee: HEUGER JOSEF
Inventor: HEUGER JOSEF

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘HGC Joshua’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; and white to light green-colored flowers.

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 Helleborus plant named ‘HGC Joshua’, as illustrated and described.

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