Keith you are loved & generous so you should open something like a 'Go Fund Me' account for that patent money. I'm sure there are many other gardeners like myself here at garden.org & elsewhere that you've shared your surprise syriacus with that would donate whatever they can to help you secure a patent or a contract with a grower for this beauty. Anyone else want to give a shout out & Amen to this idea?
Trudy in Louisiana (a proud owner of a 1 year old plant I call 'Keith's Gift')