Wild plants sub-group?

[JPB]

Who else is interested in a sub-group for wild plants only? I mean plants either vegetatively propagated from wild collected genotypes or grown from wild collected seeds. It is a rather "purist" view, I know, but I might not be the only one here...

Please let me know your thoughts

[Lesley Cox]

I guess we're all interested in these Hans, in that we all grow collected seed and sometimes take cuttings from wild plants, but once those seedlings or cuttings are introduced to the garden, their "wild" status has gone. Once one has grown from the wild seed, how does the plant then remain wild? Perhaps the only way to retain this interest is to enjoy the plant in the wild, then move on.

[Carlo]

I'd love to see this...but as a topic or a thread (like the annual threads so that it is continuous). Let's not separate a group.

[JPB]

It is not that difficult. I grow the original genotypes as stock plants and keep them separated from their offspring. In the way I can always fall back on the original material. In addition, I keep records of the habitat and collection localities. It works for perennials only, of course.

In our country, many wild genotypes are replaced by, or mixed with garden refugees. So the conservation the wild genotypes is necessary IMO.