US Plant Patent PP26401
Red Swing
Salvia plant named ‘Red Swing’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 7, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 30, 2033. This patent earned 158 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26401
- Filed
- September 30, 2013
- Granted
- February 2, 2016
- Expires
- March 7, 2034
- Assignee
- BERNABE CATHERINE
- Inventor
- BERNABE CATHERINE
Abstract
A new cultivar of hybrid Salvia , ‘Red Swing’, that is characterized by its compact, shrubby plant habit, its curly leaves, and its fragrant red flowers with purple-black calyces on dark colored flowering stems.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Salvia plant named ‘Red Swing’ as herein illustrated and described.
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