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US Plant Patent PP18371

Beckoning

Hosta plant named ‘Beckoning’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 23, 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18371, the photograph of Beckoning printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18371, 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
PP18371
Filed
March 23, 2006
Granted
December 25, 2007
Expires
March 23, 2026
Assignee
SAVILLE TIMOTHY
Inventor
SAVILLE TIMOTHY

Abstract

A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Beckoning’ characterized by heat-shaped, large-sized, leaves with blue-green margins, yellowish leaf centers, tall vertical flower scapes with many near white flowers held nicely above foliage, suitable for landscape, potted culture, or cut flower arrangements.

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 ornamental Hosta plant named ‘Beckoning’ as herein described and illustrated, with yellowish leaf center and blue-green margin, suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18371 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.