US Plant Patent PP21428

Melen

Salvia plant named ‘Melen’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 7, 2029.

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: PP21428
Filed: July 7, 2009
Granted: October 26, 2010
Expires: July 7, 2029
Assignee: BERNABE CATHERINE
Inventor: BERNABE CATHERINE

Abstract

A new and distinct Salvia cultivar named ‘MELEN’ is disclosed, characterized by distinctive yellow calyx and dark brown corolla, large individual flower size and early flowering. ‘MELEN’ is highly floriferous and has an upright plant habit. The new variety is a Salvia, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

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 ‘MELEN’ as herein illustrated and described.

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