Plant
Plant
5 US plant patents name this plant. 4 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 1 still protected comes off patent on November 9, 2037.
Still under patent — 1 cultivar
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- NS 13-1PP30756Plant named ‘NS 13-1’UNDER PATENTNovember 9, 2037
Already in the public domain — 4 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.
- POULcs003PP15297Floribunda plant ‘POULcs003’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 17, 2023
- VulcanPP14348Plant named Hibiscus ‘Vulcan’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 28, 2020
- Hillside Black BeautyPP9988Plant named `Hillside Black Beauty`PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 19, 2015
- Woodriff's MemoryPP9614Plant named "Woodriff's Memory"PUBLIC DOMAINMay 15, 2015
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.