At least P.J. has long stems and a scent to die for!
Bring back the scent in cut roses!!!

I have a question about patenting. This rose was introduced as 'Pretty Woman' in 1997. IDK into which English speaking country but I do remember seeing references to over the past decades. US patent date is 2009, which would be more than a decade after introduction. Should there not be a reasonable time limit between introduction and patent? I could understand one or two years to see if gardeners like the new rose, but a decade seems far too long.