tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post3157222166285057066..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Oh, crap.mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-62877929850947206562009-08-18T18:16:39.012-07:002009-08-18T18:16:39.012-07:00No one else would have noticed the error(s) of you...No one else would have noticed the error(s) of your labels, Mr_Subj. but I guess you'll have a clear conscience and sleep better at night...lol!lynn'sgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104383899991317740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-38053123430172698112009-08-18T18:07:41.944-07:002009-08-18T18:07:41.944-07:00I HATE when that happens. I have had recently had...I HATE when that happens. I have had recently had to relabel two plants that I thought were Texas natives: one, a Asclepias curassavica that was sold to me as an Asclepias tuberosa, and the other, a buddleja that turns out to be an "Orange Sceptre", a hybrid of B. stachyoides and B. tubiflora. Even worse, I purchased these plants at a very highly regarded local nursery which is known Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621220516578692069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-50942143766635640182009-08-18T14:41:00.578-07:002009-08-18T14:41:00.578-07:00Lance:
Well it's not oh crap because I'm ...Lance:<br /><br />Well it's not <i>oh crap</i> because I'm human, it's <i>oh crap</i> because now I have to change it. Except . . . <br /><br />Claude:<br /><br />I'm not 100% certain, but I think it's more likely <i>hildmannianus</i> than <i>peruvianus</i>, and even if I'm wrong and it <i>is peruvianus</i>, <i>peruvianus</i> isn't even <i>peruvianus</i> anymore: it&#mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5585736439353762672009-08-18T13:48:31.993-07:002009-08-18T13:48:31.993-07:00Are you sure? because they're easy to confuse...Are you sure? because they're easy to confuse. <br /><br />Anyway, I don't think it matters THAT much, the care for the two is about the same...Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39384055547062831882009-08-18T12:46:18.069-07:002009-08-18T12:46:18.069-07:00OMG - you're human, shockingOMG - you're human, shockingLancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-6889650090047295642009-08-18T11:53:37.243-07:002009-08-18T11:53:37.243-07:00You know why.You know why.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-86767492751113361052009-08-18T11:07:52.464-07:002009-08-18T11:07:52.464-07:00Why all the Latin?Why all the Latin?DeleteMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745497092490330425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41387221710633270922009-08-18T07:49:12.654-07:002009-08-18T07:49:12.654-07:00I don't think I ever had a tag; I bought two 1...I don't think I ever had a tag; I bought two 18-inchers at Wal-Mart in 2004 and that was the best ID I could come up with at the time. We did get some plants in at work that were supposed to be <i>C. peruvianus</i>, which matched my plants, so I figured I'd gotten it right. <br /><br />Thanks for the link (again -- I think you've given it to me before, though I hadn't bookmarked mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-47318331036286802252009-08-18T07:33:32.887-07:002009-08-18T07:33:32.887-07:00Whenever you acquire a new cactus or succulent, go...Whenever you acquire a new cactus or succulent, go to www.cactiguide.com and post a pic in one of the identification sections of the forum. Those folks know more about cacti and other succulents than anyone I've encountered on the web.<br /><br />Also, don't trust the tags on these plants -- some of the major growers are notorious for mixing up tags.CelticRosenoreply@blogger.com