US Plant Patent PP18230

Sensation Rose

Salvia plant named ‘Sensation Rose’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

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

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 30, 2025. This patent earned 98 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18230
Filed: December 30, 2005
Granted: November 20, 2007
Expires: April 7, 2026
Assignee: RIJNBEEK EN ZOON B V
Inventor: KLEINHANNS CHRISTOPH

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Salvia plant named ‘Sensation Rose’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and compact plant habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; red purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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 ‘Sensation Rose’, as illustrated and described.

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