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US Plant Patent PP18243

Sugarberry Ruffles

Lavandula plant named ‘Sugarberry Ruffles’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 30, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 16, 2026. This patent earned 14 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18243, the photograph of Sugarberry Ruffles printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18243, 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
PP18243
Filed
May 16, 2006
Granted
November 20, 2007
Expires
May 30, 2026
Assignee
EGGLETON STEVEN
Inventor
EGGLETON STEVEN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Lavandula plant named ‘SUGARBERRY RUFFLES’ that is characterized by early and repeat flowering, dense plant habit, short peduncle length, and fragrant flower spikes with medium length sterile bracts that are mid-pink in color. In combination these traits set ‘SUGARBERRY 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 ‘SUGARBERRY RUFFLES’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18243 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.