US Plant Patent PP18173

Ginger Ale

Heuchera plant named ‘Ginger Ale’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

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

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 13, 2026. This patent earned 5 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18173, the photograph of Ginger Ale printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18173, 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: PP18173
Filed: June 13, 2006
Granted: October 30, 2007
Expires: June 18, 2026
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant characterized by lightly veiled, pale ale colored foliage and creamy yellow colored flowers on reddish peduncles, and excellent vigor.

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

1. A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18173 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.