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US Plant Patent PP18831

Sumcol 03

Plectranthus plant named ‘Sumcol 03’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 30, 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 PP18831, the photograph of Sumcol 03 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18831, 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
PP18831
Filed
June 30, 2006
Granted
May 27, 2008
Expires
June 30, 2026
Inventor
SCHRAEDER RALF

Abstract

A Plectranthus plant named ‘Sumcol 03’ particularly characterized by its strong fragrance and compact, rounded shape. The plant has shown resistance to botrytis, snails, and caterpillars. Animals, such as cats and dogs, avoid the present plant because of its strong fragrance.

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 Plectranthus plant as is herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18831 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.