Plant
Calathea
33 US plant patents name this plant. 15 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 18 still protected comes off patent on March 9, 2027.
Still under patent — 18 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- HGV03PP19404Calathea plant named ‘HGV03’UNDER PATENTMarch 9, 2027
- HGV07PP19677Calathea plant named ‘HGV07’UNDER PATENTApril 22, 2027
- TWYCA0041PP19272Calathea plant named ‘TWYCA0041’UNDER PATENTOctober 11, 2027
- TWYCA0043PP19275Calathea plant named ‘TWYCA0043’UNDER PATENTOctober 15, 2027
- TWYCA0017 2PP19274Calathea plant named ‘TWYCA0017 2’UNDER PATENTOctober 17, 2027
- TWYCA0019 2PP20060Calathea plant named ‘TWYCA0019 2’UNDER PATENTNovember 4, 2027
- TWYCA0026PP20061Calathea plant named ‘TWYCA0026’UNDER PATENTNovember 4, 2027
- PP0005PP20487Calathea plant named ‘PP0005’UNDER PATENTJune 6, 2028
- HGV09PP21978Calathea plant named ‘HGV09’UNDER PATENTOctober 19, 2029
- Cobra PinkPP22669Calathea plant named ‘Cobra Pink’UNDER PATENTOctober 12, 2030
- Princess JessiePP24257Variety of calathea plant named ‘Princess Jessie’UNDER PATENTApril 4, 2032
- FUSION WHITEPP26187Calathea plant named ‘FUSION WHITE’UNDER PATENTDecember 24, 2033
- BICA146PP27098Calathea plant named ‘BICA146’UNDER PATENTAugust 4, 2034
- MystyPP34452Calathea plant named ‘Mysty’UNDER PATENTDecember 30, 2041
- STELLAPP34710Calathea plant named ‘STELLA’UNDER PATENTApril 29, 2042
- DRACAL01PP35060Calathea plant named ‘DRACAL01’UNDER PATENTJune 27, 2042
- HGV23PP37161Calathea plant named ‘HGV23’UNDER PATENTAugust 1, 2045
- HGV25PP37336Calathea plant named ‘HGV25’UNDER PATENTAugust 22, 2045
Already in the public domain — 15 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.
- HGV08PP18535Calathea plant named ‘HGV08’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 29, 2026
- HGV05PP18563Calathea plant named ‘HGV05’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 29, 2026
- HGV04PP18652Calathea plant named ‘HGV04’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 29, 2026
- TWYCA0018PP17574Calathea plant named ‘TWYCA0018’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 6, 2025
- MiaPP16425Calathea plant named ‘Mia’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 9, 2025
- IndriPP16028Calathea plant named ‘Indri’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 9, 2024
- TanjaPP15443Calathea plant named ‘Tanja’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 20, 2024
- DottiePP12736Calathea plant named ‘Dottie’PUBLIC DOMAINNovember 1, 2020
- CoraPP10898Calathea plant named `Cora`PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 14, 2018
- SaturnPP9840Calathea plant named `Saturn`PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 26, 2015
- GA-1PP9956Calathea plant named `GA-1`PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 11, 2015
- AngelaPP9692Calathea plant named `Angela`PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 2, 2015
- SilviaPP9693Calathea plant named `Silvia`PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 2, 2015
- Calathea plant named EclipsePP9621PUBLIC DOMAINMay 3, 2015
- RosyPP8836Calathea plant named RosyPUBLIC DOMAINAugust 23, 2013
Botanically this is Calathea. 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.