Re: Hydrangea 'Bailmer' aka Endless Summer

> The breeders don't necessarily think of marketing when they are naming 
> their plant and the marketers don't often like the names the breeders pick. 
> :-)  So, we get two names.

And cynical me, I thought they were picking names that weren't as 
appealing for the general market so that their trademarked names
could bring in more money in a more 'monopolized' market when the
plant patent expires.

Of course, it also violates nomenclatural rules, but who cares.  Those
are for stodgy old taxonomists anyhow, right?  :)

A quick search turned up this article by Tony Avent:

   http://www.plantdelights.com/Tony/trademark.html

Chris

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