Quote Originally Posted by AtantaR View Post
I thought the cultivar epithet would be ie: Irene Finney?...maybe i read wrong. So ultimately if you named a clone Lc. Irene Finney 'hound dog' and it never got an award. Then sold clones. The next owner can change the cultivar name? wouldnt this confuse lineage and the specific plant it came from....lol so the trick is to get it awarded as soon as possible..
To clarify, Irene Finney is the "grex name" and 'Hound Dog' would be the "cultivar name". Yes, it would cause confusion, but I'm sure it happens frequently. It is easy for the cultivar names to get lost and there are some who are less ethical than others.

Susan