Plant
Loropetalum
24 US plant patents name this plant. 6 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 18 still protected comes off patent on December 21, 2026.
Still under patent — 18 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- NCI002PP18977Loropetalum plant named ‘NCI002’UNDER PATENTDecember 21, 2026
- Shang-WhitePP21738Loropetalum chinense plant named ‘Shang-White’UNDER PATENTJuly 14, 2029
- KurobijinPP23176Loropetalum named ‘Kurobijin’UNDER PATENTJune 24, 2031
- sPg-3-002PP25832Loropetalum plant named ‘sPg-3-002’UNDER PATENTMarch 4, 2034
- SHANG-GREENPP27251Loropetalum plant named ‘SHANG-GREEN’UNDER PATENTJanuary 8, 2035
- IRODORIPP27713Loropetalum plant named ‘IRODORI’UNDER PATENTMay 20, 2035
- KURENAI DAIOUPP27748Loropetalum plant named ‘KURENAI DAIOU’UNDER PATENTMay 20, 2035
- KURENAIPP27750Loropetalum plant named ‘KURENAI’UNDER PATENTMay 20, 2035
- HAKUOUPP27751Loropetalum plant named ‘HAKUOU’UNDER PATENTMay 20, 2035
- BENI HIMEPP27752Loropetalum plant named ‘BENI HIME’UNDER PATENTMay 20, 2035
- GekkouPP29320Loropetalum plant named ‘Gekkou’UNDER PATENTJuly 29, 2036
- PIILC-IVPP29291Loropetalum plant named ‘PIILC-IV’UNDER PATENTFebruary 6, 2037
- SUZUKIPP30883Loropetalum plant named ‘SUZUKI’UNDER PATENTNovember 20, 2037
- CANRL01PP34046Loropetalum plant named ‘CANRL01’UNDER PATENTMay 5, 2041
- LRD-02-20PP34955Loropetalum plant named ‘LRD-02-20’UNDER PATENTAugust 24, 2042
- PurlorochaPP35853Loropetalum plant named ‘Purlorocha’UNDER PATENTAugust 21, 2043
- LRD-51-22PP36424Loropetalum plant named ‘LRD-51-22’UNDER PATENTJuly 2, 2044
- LRD-18-20PP36746Loropetalum plant named ‘LRD-18-20’UNDER PATENTJuly 2, 2044
Already in the public domain — 6 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.
- PlazePP18375Loropetalum plant named ‘Plaze’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 8, 2025
- PeackPP18441Loropetalum plant named ‘Peack’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 8, 2025
- GriffCRLPP16615Loropetalum plant named ‘GriffCRL’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 17, 2025
- Bill WallacePP15277Loropetalum plant named ‘Bill Wallace’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 22, 2023
- HindwarfPP12203Loropetalum plant named ‘Hindwarf’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 27, 2019
- SnowmoundPP11766Loropetalum plant named ‘Snowmound’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 15, 2019
Botanically this is Loropetalum. 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.