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US Plant Patent PP19049

SIR5

Lomandra confertifolia plant named ‘SIR5’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

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

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 13, 2026. This patent earned 137 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19049, the photograph of SIR5 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19049, 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
PP19049
Filed
February 13, 2006
Granted
July 29, 2008
Expires
June 30, 2026
Inventor
LAYT TODD ANTHONY

Abstract

‘SIR5’ is a distinctive variety of Lomandra confertifolia which is characterized by the combination of its compact habit, shorter leaf blade, and the very glaucous texture of the leaf blade, which gives the foliage color an overall grey-green appearance.

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 Lomandra confertifolia plant named ‘SIR5’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19049 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.