Brain De Soleil

Brain De Soleil

Symphoricarpos plant named ‘Brain De Soleil’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 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 PP18567, the photograph of Brain De Soleil printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18567, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Symphoricarpos×Chenaultii plant, commonly known as Chenault Coralberry, is provided. The new variety originated as a naturally occurring mutation of the ‘Hancock’ variety (non-patented in the United States) at Maine et Loire, France. Unlike the parental variety, the new variety forms attractive yellow-orange foliage. The new variety is low-growing and displays a ground cover growth habit. The distinctive combination of characteristics renders the new variety to be well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

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

1. A new and distinct Symphoricarpos×Chenaultii plant that exhibits the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays attractive yellow-orange foliage unlike the green foliage of its parent ‘Hancock’ variety (non-patented in the United States), (b) displays a ground cover growth habit, and (c) is well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18567 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

Abstract