"Janet" > wrote in message
t...
> In article >,
> says...
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>> On 7/4/2014 6:07 PM, Janet wrote:
>> > In article >,
>> > says...
>> >
>> >> Would it be easier to find Walla Walla onions near London?
>> >
>> > Probably not, but we can buy seeds to grow them.
>> >
>> > Janet UK (not in London)
>>
>>
>> Nope. Sweet onions like Vidalia, Walla Walla, Texas 1015 are
>> trademarked and can only be grown in certain areas.
>
> http://www.gardencentrekoeman.co.uk/...s/onion-sweet-
> walla-walla.html
>
> http://www.ebay.ie/itm/ONION-WALLA-W...-/370878678062
>
> Janet UK

Yes, they can be bought. IIRC there was some sort of lawsuit about this.
Walla Walla is a city here and that's where these onions are grown for sale.
Perhaps this applies only if you want to sell them? Perhaps you could sell
them as sweet onions? But not Walla Walla Sweets?

Oh heck, I'm bored. I'll Swagbuck it.

This explains it. You can only legally grow them for sale (and call them by
name) if you live in certain areas.

http://seattletimes.com/html/localne...llaonions.html

So you could grow them there and probably even sell them but you could not
call them by that name.