Plant
Scabiosa
21 US plant patents name this plant. 5 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 16 still protected comes off patent on September 27, 2027.
Still under patent — 16 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Vivid VioletPP19260Scabiosa plant named ‘Vivid Violet’UNDER PATENTSeptember 27, 2027
- ChampagnePP22895Scabiosa plant named ‘Champagne’UNDER PATENTFebruary 7, 2031
- SGIPU2-0PP24487Scabiosa plant named ‘SGIPU2-0’UNDER PATENTMay 16, 2032
- SGIBL01-0PP24652Scabiosa plant named ‘SGIBL01-0’UNDER PATENTAugust 17, 2032
- Vivid ImaginationPP26077Scabiosa plant named ‘Vivid Imagination’UNDER PATENTJuly 1, 2034
- BalfluttdeluPP28043Scabiosa plant named ‘Balfluttdelu’UNDER PATENTOctober 15, 2035
- BalfluttropiPP27809Scabiosa plant named ‘Balfluttropi’UNDER PATENTOctober 19, 2035
- Pmoore02PP28772Scabiosa plant named ‘Pmoore02’UNDER PATENTJanuary 7, 2036
- ICHPINPP28303Scabiosa plant named ‘ICHPIN’UNDER PATENTJanuary 24, 2036
- DCANDYSCOPPP29621Scabiosa plant named ‘DCANDYSCOP’UNDER PATENTOctober 5, 2036
- DVANILSCOPPP29622Scabiosa plant named ‘DVANILSCOP’UNDER PATENTOctober 6, 2036
- ICHWHITPP29462Scabiosa plant named ‘ICHWHIT’UNDER PATENTDecember 21, 2036
- BalflutturitePP30119Scabiosa plant named ‘Balflutturite’UNDER PATENTAugust 26, 2037
- SCBE01PP35889Scabiosa plant named ‘SCBE01’UNDER PATENTMay 3, 2043
- Ichbu2005PP36077Scabiosa plant named ‘Ichbu2005’UNDER PATENTNovember 22, 2043
- ScaMav01PP36330Scabiosa plant named ‘ScaMav01’UNDER PATENTMay 9, 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.
- Grand StonePP18165Scabiosa plant named ‘Grand Stone’PUBLIC DOMAINJune 15, 2026
- Pink LemonadePP17094Scabiosa columbaria plant named ‘Pink Lemonade’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 14, 2025
- Ultra VioletPP14038Scabiosa caucasica plant named ‘Ultra Violet’PUBLIC DOMAINAugust 6, 2022
- WalminipinkPP13442Scabiosa plant named ‘Walminipink’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 25, 2021
- WalminibluePP13446Scabiosa plant named ‘Walminiblue’PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 25, 2021
Botanically this is Scabiosa. 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.