Plant
Festuca
7 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 7 still protected comes off patent on September 1, 2031.
Still under patent — 7 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Casca11PP23307Festuca plant named ‘Casca11’UNDER PATENTSeptember 1, 2031
- Festuca arundinacea plant named KT12PP27464UNDER PATENTMay 20, 2035
- Cool as IcePP27651Festuca plant named ‘Cool as Ice’UNDER PATENTOctober 6, 2035
- Blue WhiskersPP29200Festuca plant named ‘Blue Whiskers’UNDER PATENTDecember 20, 2036
- FCB2017PP32565Festuca plant named ‘FCB2017’UNDER PATENTOctober 22, 2039
- Glow SticksPP34648Festuca plant named ‘Glow Sticks’UNDER PATENTJune 17, 2041
- Perfect EdgingPP37412Festuca plant named ‘Perfect Edging’UNDER PATENTAugust 19, 2045
Botanically this is Festuca. 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.