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US Plant Patent PP18161

Super Stripe

Miscanthus plant named ‘Super Stripe’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 15, 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 PP18161, the photograph of Super Stripe printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18161, 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
PP18161
Filed
June 15, 2006
Granted
October 30, 2007
Expires
June 15, 2026
Inventor
PROBST DARRELL R

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Miscanthus plant named ‘Super Stripe’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright to somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; dense and bushy growth habit; vigorous growth habit; green-colored leaves with yellow green-colored bands; 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 Miscanthus plant named ‘Super Stripe’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18161 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.