tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post5686310635541161258..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Unfinished business: Phalaenopsitrocitymr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-3414605231018854202011-05-08T00:59:25.661-07:002011-05-08T00:59:25.661-07:00This new trend is bizarre. Kind of like when I sa...This new trend is bizarre. Kind of like when I saw a Dieffenbachia at the local supermarket with gold glitter stuck all over its leaves. The plant looked embarrassed.phantom_tigernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-56284983032374656922011-05-07T20:21:42.511-07:002011-05-07T20:21:42.511-07:00It makes me mad that they'd take a gorgeous pl...It makes me mad that they'd take a gorgeous plant (it's not just a flower - unlike what too many people out there think.) and inject (inject!) it with dye. If you feel that you need an orchid with blue blooms, then you don't need one at all. Ughhhh.Nicolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-29199180256658097802011-05-05T17:49:55.391-07:002011-05-05T17:49:55.391-07:00From Los Angeles, a suggestion for how to phrase t...From Los Angeles, a suggestion for how to phrase this if it comes up in conversation...<br /><br />"Oh look, I think he's had some work done. Yes, right there! You can even see the injection sites. Doesn't even look very natural. What a shame."Sentient Meathttp://sentientmeat.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75172391228058801672011-05-05T14:54:50.059-07:002011-05-05T14:54:50.059-07:00I think it's morally challenged (at least) to ...I think it's morally challenged (at least) to lead people to believe it's a new breeding development. And maybe a short-sighted business approach, when the cynicism backlash occurs. But I admit when most of the phals sold are marketed like cut flowers and florist potted plants, I'm resigned to it. I wonder how much red or black dye it would take to make a 'goth' phal? And Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157968454131571365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37219484162806552062011-05-05T13:51:40.175-07:002011-05-05T13:51:40.175-07:00I really should check what they've done to the...I really should check what they've done to the poor <i>Dendrobium</i>s - I saw some of them while running through the DIY store for yet another window box, but they're just too repulsive to look at them closely!Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5808009245612697802011-05-05T10:04:17.496-07:002011-05-05T10:04:17.496-07:00Was there an audible 'Ah-HAH' when you saw...Was there an audible 'Ah-HAH' when you saw the mark?<br /><br />...<br /><br />Gah, I hate these things. Atrocity. Abomination. And other despicable sounding A-words.Jordan in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04290439051558323819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68874226720202486392011-05-05T08:08:04.850-07:002011-05-05T08:08:04.850-07:00you know its funny I saw these at a lowes in NJ as...you know its funny I saw these at a lowes in NJ as well and this little old lady was about to buy one, I heard her remark how lovely the color was, so of course I had to step in and let her know that the color is artificial, and that the next blooms will be white. The associate starts to rebut me saying its a new breed that is bred to make blue blooms, so I showed him the injection site which Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087251882850552957noreply@blogger.com