Plant
Astrantia
14 US plant patents name this plant. 4 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 10 still protected comes off patent on September 14, 2026.
Still under patent — 10 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- VenicePP18420Astrantia plant named ‘Venice’UNDER PATENTSeptember 14, 2026
- FlorencePP18478Astrantia plant named ‘Florence’UNDER PATENTDecember 13, 2026
- Star of FirePP20284Astrantia plant named ‘Star of Fire’UNDER PATENTApril 28, 2028
- Star of BillionPP20352Astrantia plant named ‘Star of Billion’UNDER PATENTApril 28, 2028
- Star of PassionPP24068Astrantia plant named ‘Star of Passion’UNDER PATENTJuly 12, 2032
- Star of TreasurePP24067Astrantia plant named ‘Star of Treasure’UNDER PATENTJuly 18, 2032
- Star of MagicPP26893Astrantia plant named ‘Star of Magic’UNDER PATENTAugust 7, 2034
- PisaPP27099Astrantia plant named ‘Pisa’UNDER PATENTJanuary 6, 2035
- Star of LovePP27614Astrantia plant named ‘Star of Love’UNDER PATENTNovember 3, 2035
- CapriPP27917Astrantia plant named ‘Capri’UNDER PATENTDecember 15, 2035
Already in the public domain — 4 cultivars
Most recently freed first. Anyone may propagate and sell these plants — though the name it is sold under may still be a live trademark.
- Moulin RougePP16549Astrantia plant named ‘Moulin Rouge’PUBLIC DOMAINMay 27, 2025
- Abbey RoadPP14961Astrantia plant named ‘Abbey Road’PUBLIC DOMAINMay 13, 2023
- Snow StarPP12697Astrantia plant named ‘Snow Star’PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 16, 2020
- RomaPP11470Astrantia plant named `Roma`PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 22, 2018
Botanically this is Astrantia. A patent expiring frees the plant, and its cultivar name with it — cultivar names cannot be trademarked. Any brand name it is sold under is a separate thing and may still be owned.