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US Plant Patent PP18356

Esm Salm

Limonium plant named ‘Esm Salm’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 19, 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 PP18356, the photograph of Esm Salm printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18356, 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
PP18356
Filed
July 19, 2006
Granted
December 25, 2007
Expires
July 19, 2026
Inventor
HOOIJMAN ALOYSIUS A J

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Limonium plant named ‘Esm Salm’, characterized by its erect, long and strong flowering stems; vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; small light red purple to light yellow green-colored flowers with red purple-colored venation; and good postproduction longevity.

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

1. A new and distinct Limonium plant named ‘Esm Salm’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18356 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.