Re: "Named" perennials

In a message dated 01/12/2001 6:50:48 PM Central Standard Time, 
llmen@execpc.com writes:

<< 
 Generally speaking, when a plant is "named", e.g. Phlox paniculata 
 'Mt. Fuji', that name may only be properly applied to plants that are 
 vegetatively propagated from that particular plant,  No matter how 
 much the offspring may look like the parent plant, they cannot 
 properly bear that name.
  >>


This is true for most plants-but a large number of plants are sold as seed 
raised strains-and those were the ones I listed.

That is why it is helpful to know if the plant you want to raise is seed or 
vegitivly propagated.

All Phlox cultivars are a sexually propagated, almost all Echinacea cultivars 
are seed propagated. There are a few purple cone flowers that are coming onto 
the market that are a sexually propagated including 'Kim's Knee High.'

Paul

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