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[SG] Parentage of plants

Clyde brought up something that I find very frustrating: I attend garden
society meetings, and the speaker whips up a photo of a stunning plant,
then says something like, it's from such and such and therefore not
vigorous...but if you're interested in growing something difficult...

Sure, knowing the parentage will allow you to avoid paying a fortune for a
genetically inferior plant, but where do you get information about previous
genetically inferior plants??  I really don't see gardening articles that
warn the unsuspecting gardener to avoid such and such because they aren't
vigorous after X years.

How does one find out this information?  Are there records kept of crosses
somewhere?  How can the average person, without access to university
research or large urban libraries find this information?  Keep in mind
that this average gardener doesn't have thousands of dollars to invest in
reference materials...

And, whenever I join a specialty society, be it Hosta, Rock Gardening, or
Daffodil, I find the long-time members are interested in the high-priced
introductions or in growing difficult plants!   .

Oh, well, I don't know what I want in terms of a solution, but this whole
aspect of gardening frustrates me no end...

Lesa in Coventry, Connecticut, zone 5
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