Plant
Hakonechloa
8 US plant patents name this plant. 0 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 8 still protected comes off patent on September 27, 2027.
Still under patent — 8 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Stripe it RichPP19259Hakonechloa macra plant named ‘Stripe it Rich’UNDER PATENTSeptember 27, 2027
- NaomiPP19897Hakonechloa plant named ‘Naomi’UNDER PATENTMarch 31, 2028
- NicolasPP19898Hakonechloa plant named ‘Nicolas’UNDER PATENTMarch 31, 2028
- FubukiPP21757Hakonechloa plant named ‘Fubuki’UNDER PATENTDecember 7, 2029
- HABsf1007PP27734Hakonechloa plant named ‘HABsf1007’UNDER PATENTDecember 2, 2035
- Hakbri1PP34999Hakonechloa plant named ‘Hakbri1’UNDER PATENTSeptember 19, 2042
- LUCMULLPP35496Hakonechloa plant named ‘LUCMULL’UNDER PATENTMarch 21, 2043
- Hakbri2PP36655Hakonechloa plant named ‘Hakbri2’UNDER PATENTOctober 24, 2044
Botanically this is Hakonechloa. 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.