Can anyone give me the name of this coleus? I'm trying to find out if it's patented.

Thanks!

Compare to 'Redhead.' How did it come into your possession?

'Redhead' might be it, but it has chartreuse coloration on the edges of the leaves. Maybe this is caused by the onset of shorter winter days or it's devolving into its parentage?

My friend bought it at a local wholesale nursery. I've emailed them, but they've not yet replied.

Thanks!

If you get a reply, please let us know! ;)

If it came without a tag, then it's more likely to be a seed-grown variety. Patented plants are required to come with a tag, although some nurseries are a bit sloppy and don't always do things by the book. The Wizard series is commonly grown. Perhaps your plant could be...

Wizard Velvet Red looks like it might be the one. Since the days have gotten shorter the colors are not quite the same as a few months ago ...

I did some research. Apparently Wizard was created by Pan American Seed. https://www.panamseed.com/plan... It is a registered trademark, but I'm not sure if it's patented. The is a 'PAS2018' notation on the Pan American Seed web page. I don't know what that means.

I'd like to propagate this coleus for sale, but my understanding is that any plant that is patented cannot be propagated and sold. I think registered trademark has to do with the name only and that it can be propagated and sold.

If I hear something from the wholesaler. I'll post it here.

Thanks!

Still have heard nothing from the local wholesaler, but received the following email from PanAmerican Seed.

Thank you for contacting PanAmerican Seed. The marketing name of our Wizard series is trademarked. So while we cannot block you from propagating from the plants (creating cuttings), you cannot sell the cuttings under the Wizard Coleus name. To sell them as "Wizard Coleus" you would purchase seed from your preferred distributor.

This business of trademark & patent seems ambiguous and confusing. Why would a company go to the trouble & cost of trademark without also patenting or use patenting instead?