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Old 24-04-2009, 02:47 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Bertie Doe wrote:
Proper name : omphalodes cappadocica, a perennial, developed in Holland
from forget-me-nots. Some uk seed merchants sell it in plugs, at great
expense. Anyone know why it's not available in seed form?
http://preview.tinyurl.com/cltxf6

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Is it possible that it's got Plant Breeders Rights on it which means it
can only be propagated and sold under licence? It's like having a
patent. It's propagated by cuttings and root division, apparently, not
tissue culture which causes it to have a tendency to revert.
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