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US Plant Patent PP18165

Grand Stone

Scabiosa plant named ‘Grand Stone’

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 PP18165, the photograph of Grand Stone printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18165, 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
PP18165
Filed
June 15, 2006
Granted
October 30, 2007
Expires
June 15, 2026
Assignee
WITTEMAN & CO
Inventor
VAN STEIJN PETER

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Scabiosa plant named ‘Grand Stone’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; large inflorescences with violet blue-colored flowers; 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 Scabiosa plant named ‘Grand Stone’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18165 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.