US Plant Patent PP18009

Peppermint Spice

Heuchera plant named ‘Peppermint Spice’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

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

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 20, 2026. This patent earned 29 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18009, the photograph of Peppermint Spice printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18009, 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: PP18009
Filed: March 20, 2006
Granted: September 11, 2007
Expires: April 18, 2026
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant characterized by medium size, white-veiled, red veined green leaves, showy pink flowers, a mounding habit 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.

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