Plant
St. Augustine
8 US plant patents name this plant. 7 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 1 still protected comes off patent on November 7, 2027.
Still under patent — 1 cultivar
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- NUF-76PP21280St. Augustine grass plant named ‘NUF-76’UNDER PATENTNovember 7, 2027
Already in the public domain — 7 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.
- B12PP16174St. Augustine grass named ‘B12’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 24, 2023
- Dwarf #601PP11537St. Augustine grass plant named `Dwarf #601`PUBLIC DOMAINJuly 2, 2018
- SS-100PP9395St. Augustine grass `SS-100`PUBLIC DOMAINApril 6, 2014
- 6-72-182PP6921St. Augustine grass `6-72-182`PUBLIC DOMAINApril 25, 2008
- 6-72-130PP6922St. Augustine Grass `6-72-130-`PUBLIC DOMAINApril 25, 2008
- SevillePP6372St. Augustine grassPUBLIC DOMAINAugust 7, 2006
- St. Augustine grassPP4097PUBLIC DOMAINSeptember 6, 1994
Botanically this is Stenotaphrum. 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.