Hello, fellow gardeners,
Last year I bought a 6-pack of perennial Mrs J Bradshaw geum. The first year they produced only greenery, this year they flowered. One turned out to have green flowers with a red picotee trim. I sent photos of it to the woman who owns the nursery where I bought it, and she said it could be worth some money to a flower developer. I'd like to know two things: How do I find such flower developers, preferably in my home state of Vermont? And what can I read to educate myself on the process and what my mutant geum might be worth? Thanks for any ideas, information or helpful links.




The first two photos are of the green geum. The red geum is its regular sister plant beside it.

I think you will need to see if it will do it again next season and hold its color , then contact a grower like Terra Nova Nur. or Walters Gardens to see if their is interest and they would have to see if it takes well to being tissue cultured. Not all plants tissue culture correctly. I did have a yellow Bee Balm which I never saw before but the next season it came up red.

What will ultimately decide its worth or value, is not its rarity, but the desirability of the rarity. What is the value of a plant if nobody buys it?

I would image that without some certainty of marketability, it might not be worth much at all. Only time will tell.