A PASSION FOR PLANTS
No one came up with any great ideas. In 2008 I met Paul when he visited Carman’s Nursery in Gilroy. He asked what I thought of “Ed’s Blue Dragon?” Of course I liked it! More time passed. Years. Fast for- ward to February 2011, when I went to the NORCAL trade show, and picked up the Ball Ornamentals plant catalog. As usual, it took several weeks for me to look through all the catalogs, but one evening as I paged through the Ball cat- alog, as I neared the end, I noticed the word “Wisteria” followed by “New ‘Ed’s Blue’.” I have to admit I was thrilled. When I emailed Paul about the name, he replied that yes, this is Dad’s selection, making its first appearance in the United States. Paul still intends that the name be “Ed’s Blue Dragon,” but it
keeps getting shortened.
So, that is the story of only one of the hundreds of new plants that are patented each year. I knew the plant story, but I must thank Ryan Hall, New Product Development & Marketing at Pacific Plug and Liner (Corralitos) for explain- ing the patent process. He knows all about it, since PP & L’s Buddleja Buzz™
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a cool dwarf buddleja, took ten years of breeding and testing before it was ready for release. Ryan believes that the ability to patent a legitimately new plant (not one that has simply been renamed) is truly a good thing. It encourages innova- tion and rewards the observant. Ryan also mentioned that plants patented in Europe have been trialed with its cousins, to demonstrate actual difference. England, Australia, & New Zealand all
require that plants have been trialed long enough to prove stable. Difference and stability, two characteristics I think the U.S. patent office should require, too!
~Third generation owner of Carman’s Nursery, Nancy Schramm and her husband recently moved the nursery from Los Gatos to Gilroy where they
have lived for 20 years. the nursery is known for growing rare and unusual plants includ- ing bonsai starters, dwarf conifers, rock gar- den plants, shade lovers and less common fruiting plants. greenthumb@carmansnurs-
ery.com
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