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US Plant Patent PP24088

Fancy Dancer

Salvia plant named ‘Fancy Dancer’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 21, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 30, 2032. This patent earned 82 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24088, the photograph of Fancy Dancer printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24088, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP24088
Filed
April 30, 2012
Granted
December 10, 2013
Expires
July 21, 2032
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC, SMITH M NEVIN
Inventor
SMITH M NEVIN

Abstract

A new and distinct Salvia plant of unknown parentage is provided that was discovered in a nursery setting while growing among other Salvia plants. Over a long blooming season in abundance attractive bicolored blossoms are formed having a pink and salmon coloration. The growth habit is compact and bushy. Attractive large green leaves are formed. Following pruning, the plant displays a tendency to vigorously regrow. The plant is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct Salvia plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays a compact and bushy growth habit, (b) forms in abundance over a long blooming season attractive bicolored blossoms having a pink and salmon coloration, (c) forms attractive large green leaves, (d) displays a tendency to vigorously regrow following pruning, and (e) is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24088 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.