Plant
Schefflera
18 US plant patents name this plant. 11 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 7 still protected comes off patent on March 7, 2032.
Still under patent — 7 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Amate SoleilPP24102Schefflera plant named ‘Amate Soleil’UNDER PATENTMarch 7, 2032
- CamillePP27489Schefflera plant named ‘Camille’UNDER PATENTOctober 7, 2035
- MonhinschfPP30465Schefflera plant named ‘Monhinschf’UNDER PATENTJuly 13, 2037
- OSV001PP32733Schefflera plant named ‘OSV001’UNDER PATENTMarch 16, 2040
- OSV002PP32734Schefflera plant named ‘OSV002’UNDER PATENTMarch 16, 2040
- MukivyPP36128Schefflera plant named ‘Mukivy’UNDER PATENTNovember 6, 2043
- MatoPP36797Schefflera plant named ‘Mato’UNDER PATENTOctober 10, 2044
Already in the public domain — 11 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.
- Norma JeanPP16367Schefflera plant named ‘Norma Jean’PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 13, 2025
- FanPP17057Schefflera plant named ‘Fan’PUBLIC DOMAINOctober 5, 2024
- PVN IIIPP14541Schefflera plant named ‘PVN III’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 6, 2022
- DazzlePP14431Schefflera plant named ‘Dazzle’PUBLIC DOMAINMarch 7, 2022
- ConniePP11726Schefflera plant named `Connie`PUBLIC DOMAINFebruary 12, 2019
- ParadisePP11266Schefflera plant named `Paradise`PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 9, 2018
- PVN II VariegatedPP10831Schefflera plant named `PVN II Variegated`PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 17, 2017
- PVN-1PP9955Schefflera arboricola `PVN-1`PUBLIC DOMAINApril 24, 2015
- CovettePP6134Dwarf schefflera named CovettePUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 22, 2006
- Josef ReschPP5541Variegated schefflera plant `Josef Resch`PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 10, 2003
- ScheffleraPP4187PUBLIC DOMAINJanuary 17, 1995
Botanically this is Schefflera. 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.