Plant
Chrysocephalum
5 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 5 still protected comes off patent on May 7, 2027.
Still under patent — 5 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- FlochryelPP19175Chrysocephalum plant named ‘Flochryel’UNDER PATENTMay 7, 2027
- FlochroraPP19396Chrysocephalum plant named ‘Flochrora’UNDER PATENTMay 18, 2027
- FLOCHRDEFPP19526Chrysocephalum plant named ‘FLOCHRDEF’UNDER PATENTJuly 24, 2027
- SilsunPP19546Chrysocephalum plant named ‘Silsun’UNDER PATENTDecember 4, 2027
- BonchrykiPP22264Chrysocephalum plant named ‘Bonchryki’UNDER PATENTMay 23, 2030
Botanically this is Chrysocephalum. 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.