RE: HYB: unamed seedl(ings) & pretty flowers
From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
Well said, Linda. I was thinking much the same thing. There are far more
gardeners who are interested in a good inexpensive plant than a named plant.
While there are certainly seedlings that should never be shared, there are a
large number of seedlings that do grow well but that are not introduced
because they are not sufficiently distinct.
I am certainly guilty of sharing seedlings, but I do destroy seedlings that
do not deserve garden space. These seedlings are only shared on request
(usually a strong request) and the recipient is fully aware that the plants
are seedlings and will not be introduced by me. I also know that the
recipients are not interested in named cultivars and shares plants with like
individuals. While this will increase the pool of unknowns, how different
is this from selling "unknowns" at the club sale?
Like Linda, I do think this would be a tricky question for AIS to address.
While the pool of unknowns may grow, this is another way to get more people
interested in iris.
Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4) -- where winter is still slightly colder than normal
but there is now enough white mulch
> From: linda Mann <lmann@mailhub.icx.net>
>
> It's one thing for AIS to choose not to <approve> of the sale of
> un-registered seedlings by its affiliates, but individuals can do what
> they want, & if they want to sell pretty flowers to their neighbors,
> good luck in discouraging them from it. And if a seedling doesn't 'meet
> the standards' yet somebody wants to buy it because it's pretty and
> grows well and is cheaper than the 'real thing', who are we to say they
> shouldn't be allowed to?
>
> I used to buy daylily seedlings from a local hybridizer - they were dirt
> cheap and nice for landscaping, but not quite as nice as the real thing,
> which were too expensive.
>
> I notice Joe Ghio sells (or did the last time I got a catalog) bulk
> quantities of Pacific Coast Hybrid seedlings for landscaping. Surely
> AIS wouldn't object to that.
>
> Which leads to another question along that gradient - what's the
> difference between selling seeds (potential seedlings) and selling seeds
> - shall we put SIGNA out of business :)
>
> I see everybody's point on this topic, but I don't think it is a simple
> problem and I don't think guidance from AIS will make it go away.
>
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA
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