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US Plant Patent PP18557

Raspberry Ripple

Heuchera plant named ‘Raspberry Ripple’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 12, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 1, 2026. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18557, the photograph of Raspberry Ripple printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18557, 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
PP18557
Filed
November 1, 2006
Granted
March 4, 2008
Expires
November 12, 2026
Assignee
TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC, BEHNKE NURSERIES CO
Inventor
KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant characterized by strong pink variegation on an almost black leaf. In summer the color on the older leaves lightens to cream and pink.

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 substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18557 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.