Plant
Bouteloua
3 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 3 still protected comes off patent on May 12, 2030.
Still under patent — 3 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Blonde AmbitionPP22048Bouteloua grass plant named ‘Blonde Ambition’UNDER PATENTMay 12, 2030
- HoneycombPP33101Bouteloua gracilis plant named ‘Honeycomb’UNDER PATENTDecember 1, 2040
- Zig ZagPP36592Bouteloua hybrid plant named ‘Zig Zag’UNDER PATENTNovember 21, 2042
Botanically this is Bouteloua. 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.