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Originally Posted by littlefrog
I'm of the opinion that the CCM should follow the plant. If for no other reason than it would also facilitate a clonal name following the plant.
Although a CCM (or CCE) is to the grower, the plant does play a large part in the process. Plants which are awarded CCMs are typically more vigorous and more floriferous than normal. This is a trait you want to emphasize when you are selecting plants for your own collection. Will you get a CCM too? Probably not, but a plant labelled with a CCM award is likely to do better for you than one that hasn't received a cultural award.
Rob
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I can't speak with the same authority as Rob - he's in the judging system and I'm not, but my statement was based on the
AOS manual which clearly states that the award is to the exhibitor and not the plant, and on a discussion some years ago in the Houston Judging Center in which one of the
AOS judges gave a presentation on this matter and the judges were very nearly unanimous that the the award was a one time thing to a specific plant and a specific blooming of that plant. I don't remember that anyone had any objection to the award information being included with the plant for the reasons Rob gave, but a division of the plant does not really carry the award even then.