Plant
Cuphea
25 US plant patents name this plant. 5 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 20 still protected comes off patent on June 30, 2027.
Still under patent — 20 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Triple CPP20000Cuphea plant named ‘Triple C’UNDER PATENTJune 30, 2027
- CupedPP20441Cuphea plant named ‘Cuped’UNDER PATENTDecember 19, 2027
- Ri ReedaPP20089Cuphea plant named ‘Ri Reeda’UNDER PATENTApril 28, 2028
- Flamenco Cha ChaPP20300Cuphea plant named ‘Flamenco Cha Cha’UNDER PATENTMay 20, 2028
- VielavPP20630Variety of Cuphea plant named ‘Vielav’UNDER PATENTSeptember 16, 2028
- ViepurPP20646Variety of Cuphea plant named ‘Viepur’UNDER PATENTSeptember 16, 2028
- BallisticPP20641Cuphea plant named ‘Ballistic’UNDER PATENTOctober 10, 2028
- VieburgPP21196Variety of Cuphea plant named ‘Vieburg’UNDER PATENTMarch 6, 2029
- Magenta BorderPP22157Cuphea plant named ‘Magenta Border’UNDER PATENTMay 4, 2030
- Southern BorderPP22158Cuphea plant named ‘Southern Border’UNDER PATENTMay 4, 2030
- CunapibiPP22480Cuphea plant named ‘Cunapibi’UNDER PATENTNovember 15, 2030
- WescuflodiaPP30406Cuphea plant named ‘Wescuflodia’UNDER PATENTFebruary 7, 2038
- WescuflomigPP30407Cuphea plant named ‘Wescuflomig’UNDER PATENTFebruary 7, 2038
- WescuflosoPP30469Cuphea plant named ‘Wescufloso’UNDER PATENTFebruary 7, 2038
- BalhoelrelPP31909Cuphea plant named ‘Balhoelrel’UNDER PATENTJuly 3, 2039
- CUPP1751PP32525Cuphea plant named ‘CUPP1751’UNDER PATENTMay 29, 2040
- CUPP1752PP32526Cuphea plant named ‘CUPP1752’UNDER PATENTMay 29, 2040
- FLORCUMY05PP35870Cuphea plant named ‘FLORCUMY05’UNDER PATENTNovember 8, 2043
- DCUPCUBSIDPP36276Cuphea plant named ‘DCUPCUBSID’UNDER PATENTNovember 14, 2043
- Docupla 24PP36277Cuphea plant named ‘Docupla 24’UNDER PATENTFebruary 19, 2044
Already in the public domain — 5 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.
- FLAMENCO SAMBAPP17823Cuphea plant named ‘FLAMENCO SAMBA’PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 24, 2026
- FLAMENCO TANGOPP17285Cuphea plant named ‘FLAMENCO TANGO’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 16, 2026
- FLAMENCO RUMBAPP17213Cuphea plant named ‘FLAMENCO RUMBA’PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 17, 2026
- Light Lavender IIPP12953Cuphea plant named ‘Light Lavender II’PUBLIC DOMAINMay 15, 2021
- FirecrackerPP13595Cuphea plant named ‘Firecracker’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 28, 2021
Botanically this is Cuphea. 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.