US Plant Patent PP22789
Secret Treasure
Hosta plant named ‘Secret Treasure’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 5, 2030.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP22789
- Filed
- November 5, 2010
- Granted
- June 12, 2012
- Expires
- November 5, 2030
- Assignee
- VAN DEN TOP HENDRIK JAN
- Inventor
- VAN DEN TOP HENDRIK JAN
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘Secret Treasure’, characterized by its outwardly spreading foliage with upright flower scapes; dark green and white variegated leaves; purple-colored flowers that are positioned above the foliar plane on strong scapes; and good garden performance.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Secret Treasure’ as illustrated and described.
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