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JWWC said:

This is why I would like to see a move away from the foliage as indication of hardiness, and I actually think this could help because hybridizers who still describe things as hard dormant, and deciduous, will be able to convey more specific information.

I agree, I hope I didn't give the impression I was against the change to deciduous, quite the opposite. The more information we can gather to understand a plants growth habit from the hybridizer the better. Hopefully hybridizers will think about including more information in their descriptions, myself included.

JWWC said:For many yes, but there are some who grow and test in multiple locations. I would like to know whether something that, for example, Jamie Gossard is labeling as an EV is an EV in OH vs in FL.

I'm not sure how AHS will remedy the problem for growers who work in multiple locations or if they will provide a place on the registration to record information for growth habit in the future. It most likely will be up to the hybridizer to provide that information when they introduce a plant leaving the consumer to track it down which could become difficult with website changes, as the plant is sold through resellers, etc.