US Plant Patent PP18311

Gold Nugget

Verbascum plant named ‘Gold Nugget’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 22, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 31, 2026. This patent earned 22 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18311, the photograph of Gold Nugget printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18311, 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: PP18311
Filed: May 31, 2006
Granted: December 11, 2007
Expires: June 22, 2026
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Verbascum plant characterized by numerous yellow flowers with red eyes, on upright, branching flowering stems, and excellent vigor. The foliage is colored a soft silver gray. The habit is compact.

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

1. A new and distinct Verbascum plant as herein illustrated and described.

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