US Plant Patent PP18504

Fireworks

Pennisetum plant named ‘Fireworks’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 28, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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

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The record

Patent number: PP18504
Filed: August 14, 2006
Granted: February 19, 2008
Expires: August 28, 2026
Assignee: STRASKO RONALD
Inventor: STRASKO RONALD

Abstract

A new cultivar of Pennisetum setaceum named ‘Fireworks’, characterized by its unique variegated foliage comprised of vertical bands of burgundy, green, and white combined with a vigorous growth habit and showy pale red-purple plumes from early summer until frost.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Pennisetum plant named ‘Fireworks’ as herein illustrated and described.

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