US Plant Patent PP18172

Party Dress

Penstemon plant named ‘Party Dress’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 18, 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 5 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18172, the photograph of Party Dress printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18172, 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: PP18172
Filed: June 13, 2006
Granted: October 30, 2007
Expires: June 18, 2026
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: GOSSETT GARY J

Abstract

A new and distinct Penstemon plant characterized by lavender pink flowers which rebloom.

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 PP18172 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.