I am unsure if two roses were mixed up in the process, or what is going on, but the patent for this codename is a pink hybrid tea.

"(10) Patent No.: US PP35,602 P2 (45) Date of Patent: Jan. 30, 2024"

"(54) HYBRID TEA ROSE PLANT NAMED 'MEICTARUS"

"BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The new variety of hybrid tea rose plant of the present invention was created by controlled breeding at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France by artificial pollination wherein two parents were crossed which previously had been studied in the hope that they would contribute the desired character- istics. The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was the 'TAN99176' variety (not patented). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) of the new variety was the 'ADAHUIN' variety (not patented).

The parentage of the new variety can be summarized as follows:

'TAN99176' x 'ADAHUIN'"

"Commercial classification: Hybrid Tea Rose Plant. Plant:

Habit.-Shrub.

Height. Approximately 100 cm on average.

Width. Approximately 100 cm on average."

The patent makes me pause for concern over a mix-up in rose patents somewhere along the way from breeder to patent to market.

It could also be that they consider it a very tall hybrid tea, such as a pillar.

"Flower. Diameter when open: approximately 8.0 cm. Shape: cup shaped. Shape when viewed from above: irregular rounded. Type: very double. Number of petals under normal conditions: approximately 70 on average."

"I claim:

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant named 'MEICTARUS' characterized by the following combination of characteristics:

(a) forms a romantic pink colored flower,

(b) produces very double flowers, and

(c) exhibits a shrub growth habit; substantially as herein shown and described."


So, everything in the description matches the marketing photos and descriptions, EXCEPT the class and bloom size. I think the case is that the class, plant height, and bloom size were entered incorrectly into the patent application, but that the patent code number, name, and cultivar name are all correct. Wouldn't be the first time.