Natural Visitor. Hoverfly on ‘P001S′ Fire Spinner®, Delosperma Hybrid, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Yes, in our Postmodern Age plants can be trademarked, such as this hybrid of a South African Ice Plant (of the genus Delosperma). Its U.S. trademark name is P001S 'Fire Spinner', and it was designed by Plant Select of Denver, Colorado. Plant Select is "a nonprofit collaboration of Colorado State University, Denver Botanic Gardens and professional horticulturists". Cultivars such as this are now a colorful staple of many botanical gardens, including the Hortus Botanicus of Amsterdam.
In its search for protein Hoverfly is not deterred by this Ice Plant's hybrid status nor by the fact that it's trademarked.
Natural Visitor. Hoverfly on ‘P001S′ Fire Spinner®, Delosperma Hybrid, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Yes, in our Postmodern Age plants can be trademarked, such as this hybrid of a South African Ice Plant (of the genus Delosperma). Its U.S. trademark name is P001S 'Fire Spinner', and it was designed by Plant Select of Denver, Colorado. Plant Select is "a nonprofit collaboration of Colorado State University, Denver Botanic Gardens and professional horticulturists". Cultivars such as this are now a colorful staple of many botanical gardens, including the Hortus Botanicus of Amsterdam.
In its search for protein Hoverfly is not deterred by this Ice Plant's hybrid status nor by the fact that it's trademarked.