US Plant Patent PP17977

Golden Delicious

Salvia plant named ‘Golden Delicious’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 7, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP17977
Filed: February 7, 2006
Granted: September 4, 2007
Expires: February 7, 2026
Assignee: HORVATH BRENT
Inventor: HORVATH BRENT A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Salvia plant named ‘Golden Delicious’, characterized by its upright plant habit; freely branching habit; yellow green-colored foliage; and numerous large red-colored flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Salvia plant named ‘Golden Delicious’, as illustrated and described.

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