Navy Lady

Navy Lady

Shrub rose plant named ‘Navy Lady’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 6, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 22, 2030. This patent earned 440 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23288, the photograph of Navy Lady printed in the patent.

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Abstract

A new cultivar of shrub rose, ‘Navy Lady’, characterized by its small, compact, and uniform plant habit, its lightly fragrant semi-double flowers that are deep red in color opening from buds that are very dark red in color with its petals exhibiting a velvety texture, its repeat blooming habit, its medium to dark green semi-glossy foliage with good resistance to powdery mildew and rust, its vigorous growth habit, its ability to be readily propagated on its own roots, and its cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 4.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of shrub rose plant named ‘Navy Lady’ as herein illustrated and described.

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