Plant
Yucca
10 US plant patents name this plant. 3 have expired, so those cultivars are free to propagate and sell. The next of the 7 still protected comes off patent on December 1, 2032.
Still under patent — 7 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- Yugosta02PP24502Yucca plant named ‘Yugosta02’UNDER PATENTDecember 1, 2032
- TUSZYUC001PP29025Yucca plant named ‘TUSZYUC001’UNDER PATENTMarch 5, 2036
- Coral GlowPP29626Red yucca plant named ‘Coral Glow’UNDER PATENTOctober 31, 2036
- Silver AnniversaryPP31437Yucca plant named ‘Silver Anniversary’UNDER PATENTDecember 19, 2038
- YUGOSTA03PP36000Yucca plant named ‘YUGOSTA03’UNDER PATENTDecember 12, 2043
- JSCS01PP36428Yucca plant named ‘JSCS01’UNDER PATENTMarch 29, 2044
- Dragon SlayerPP36889Yucca plant named ‘Dragon Slayer’UNDER PATENTDecember 20, 2044
Already in the public domain — 3 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.
- WALBRISTARPP17653Yucca plant named ‘WALBRISTAR’PUBLIC DOMAINDecember 21, 2025
- MoncaPP14616Yucca plant named ‘Monca’PUBLIC DOMAINNovember 19, 2022
- HinvargasPP12192Yucca recurvifolia plant named ‘Hinvargas’PUBLIC DOMAINApril 27, 2019
Botanically this is Yucca. 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.