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Re: [IGS] G. macrorrhizum "Mount Olympus"

Thanx for the asked clarification David!
I will now rename my little plant in the garden and tell it to grow fast
so I can share it around here in Holland.
Mimy (also in zone 7 I know now, but a wee bit colder zone 7 than over
with you in the UK)
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DX Victor wrote:
> Hi there,
> I have seen the various messages crossing regarding this plant.  Assuming
> that this is the white flowered plant collected a few years ago by Ness
> Botanic Gardens, the name should be 'White-Ness', not 'Whiteness' or 'Mount
> Olympus'.  The name was chosen by the collectors and highlights the name of
> the garden.  As it happens, I met their deputy director only a couple of
> weeks ago and confirmed this with him.
> I am not sure where the name 'Mount Olympus' originated.  I imagine that
> confusion arose from the initial circulation of seed which contained a note
> that it was 'ex Mount Olympus', meaning that it was collected there.  This
> was compounded by one of the Geranium seed lists using that as a cultivar
> name, which it was not.
> In addition, unless 'Mount Olympus' was validly published as a name (with a
> description et al), before 'White-Ness' and there is not discernible
> difference between the plants, the former would merely be a synonym of the
> latter.
> I hope that helps.
> Best Regards,
> David Victor
> Saxifragaceae, Geraniaceae, Arisaema, Cape bulbs, Paeonia, Salvias, Irids
> and anything else that is beautiful
> Hockliffe, Bedfordshire, England, UK
> Zone 7
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