US Plant Patent PP18174

Lemon Sorbet

Verbascum plant named ‘Lemon Sorbet’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

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

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The record

Patent number: PP18174
Filed: May 31, 2006
Granted: October 30, 2007
Expires: June 5, 2026
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Verbascum plant characterized by numerous yellow flowers on numerous upright flowering stems, and excellent vigor.

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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18174 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.