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US Plant Patent PP18318

Pineapple Punch

Hosta plant named ‘Pineapple Punch’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 30, 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 PP18318, the photograph of Pineapple Punch printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18318, 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
PP18318
Filed
May 30, 2006
Granted
December 18, 2007
Expires
May 30, 2026
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC
Inventor
BERGERON AMY

Abstract

A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Pineapple Punch’, characterized by narrow pointed leaves having creamy yellow margins, and a deep green center, that displays a arching habit, and light lavender flowers held above the foliage on thick gray-green scapes.

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 ‘Pineapple Punch’ as herein described and illustrated, suitable as a potted plant, for landscaping specimen or in mass, and for fresh-cut arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18318 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.