US Plant Patent PP18233

Crushed Grapes

Penstemon plant named ‘Crushed Grapes’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 9, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 13, 2026. This patent earned 26 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18233, the photograph of Crushed Grapes printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18233, 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: PP18233
Filed: June 13, 2006
Granted: November 20, 2007
Expires: July 9, 2026
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: GOSSETT GARY J

Abstract

A new and distinct Penstemon plant characterized by purple flowers on numerous, very short, flowering stems, and with a compact habit.

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

1. A new and distinct Penstemon plant substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18233 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.