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US Plant Patent PP18295

Mulberry Ruffles

Lavandula plant named ‘Mulberry Ruffles’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 25, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 18, 2026. This patent earned 38 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18295, the photograph of Mulberry Ruffles printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18295, 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
PP18295
Filed
May 18, 2006
Granted
December 11, 2007
Expires
June 25, 2026
Assignee
EGGLETON STEVEN
Inventor
EGGLETON STEVEN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Lavandula plant named ‘MULBERRY RUFFLES’ that is characterized by early and repeat flowering, dense plant habit, short peduncle length, and fragrant flower spikes with medium length dark-pink sterile bracts. In combination, these traits at ‘MULBERRY RUFFLES’ apart from all other existing varieties of Lavandula known to the inventor.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct variety of Lavandula plant named ‘MULBERRY RUFFLES’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18295 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.