"Sacha" wrote in message
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?
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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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Agh sounds fairly labour intensive, which will add to the cost. It's also a
fairly new plant, so there's the novelty premium. I'll wait a couple of
years, till the price drops to say 50p per plug locally. The cheapest I've
seen it online, after googling, is about £2 per plug plus p+p.
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