tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post7636662822440514249..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Random plant event: Salvia 'Victoria Blue' freakmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37159268967539693202009-05-10T20:26:00.000-07:002009-05-10T20:26:00.000-07:00I bought a hibiscus, and I love it, but I am forev...I bought a hibiscus, and I love it, but I am forever trying to get the stupid bugs off of it. She has been making flowers non-stop for about a month and a half. She seems really happy, but I worry. I worry.<br />RMRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69194618255349743642009-05-08T04:08:00.000-07:002009-05-08T04:08:00.000-07:00Of course, any customer that comes in there and bo...Of course, any customer that comes in there and bought that plant is not bound by any agreement made between the supplier and the company you work for... because they never entered that agreement. Unless on the back of your receipt there's a sneaky little agreement printed, and even then the customer would have to sign it somewhere... maybe on the credit card receipts, but that might seriously Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31889672781817614892009-05-07T19:10:00.000-07:002009-05-07T19:10:00.000-07:00I think technically, if we notice something like t...I think technically, if we notice something like this, our agreement with our supplier requires us to contact them and say hey, we found this plant, and then we have to provide descriptions and photos and possibly samples to them if they ask, and then if they decide that it <I>is</I> something worth pursuing and propagating, they own the plant and all the credit and profit accrues to them. Which mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-86305658203492053682009-05-07T18:04:00.000-07:002009-05-07T18:04:00.000-07:00Another variegation freak here. Plant guru, Jim Wa...Another variegation freak here. Plant guru, Jim Waddick, writes of a study done that found most variegation is not viral at all, but chimeral. It is also sometimes hereditary, as with variegated clivia (carried chiefly by the mother plant to the seeds). I recommend separating this salvia from the pack. The chances of getting rich off of a new cultivar are not high, but it would make a very nice Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-49304873931794932602009-05-07T18:00:00.000-07:002009-05-07T18:00:00.000-07:00Oops, I mis-spoke, or mis-wrote, or mis-something ...Oops, I mis-spoke, or mis-wrote, or mis-something or other... <br /><br />In SOME of the plants, the variagation is caused by viral infection, but in MOST plants, it's genetic. <br /><br />Two I know are viral are the variagated leaved columbines, which were fairly popular a few years ago, and the striped blooms of Batik iris. However, the striped leaves of variagated iris are genetic... <br />Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41711201792875637632009-05-07T16:08:00.000-07:002009-05-07T16:08:00.000-07:00Not all variegation is the work of viruses: I cove...Not all variegation is the work of viruses: I covered one kind (periclinal chimeras) in the second part of the <I>Sansevieria trifasciata</I> profile. (<A HREF="http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2008/02/teacher-sansevieria-trifasciata-part-ii.html" REL="nofollow">Link</A>)<br /><br />Some kinds of variegation are viral in nature, though. I don't think it's as common as Claude made mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-26812214854324786812009-05-07T11:39:00.000-07:002009-05-07T11:39:00.000-07:00Re what Claude said - I never knew that! I am in s...Re what Claude said - I never knew that! I am in shock. So variegated plants are actually "sick"??<br /><br />But this explains why the variegated versions always grow slower than the non-variegated ones. I have observed this to be true.<br /><br />I have never understood variegation for the sake of beauty.Amhttp://somethinghere.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42461015874682966602009-05-07T11:38:00.000-07:002009-05-07T11:38:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04583135421655514327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-47417232129760551282009-05-07T08:29:00.000-07:002009-05-07T08:29:00.000-07:00We had that happen with an Impatiens walleriana th...We had that happen with an <I>Impatiens walleriana</I> this year (I know, fucking Impatiens). I was all for potting it up separately and propagating it, but it seems the newest leaves are completely white, so we probably won't. (Or <I>I</I> won't - I'm one of the few people still young and new enough to be excited about such things.)Ivynettlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34867102071310534022009-05-07T07:41:00.000-07:002009-05-07T07:41:00.000-07:00Ooooooooooooh, it's gorgeous!!! Wish they could ma...Ooooooooooooh, it's gorgeous!!! Wish they could make Variegated Salvia into a variety! I'd buy it. :)<br /><br />--Perky SkepticAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-57619094249084288852009-05-07T07:40:00.000-07:002009-05-07T07:40:00.000-07:00First thing I said when I saw the pic was "ooooooh...First thing I said when I saw the pic was "oooooohhhh"<br />I would definitely separate it from the rest and think about propagating some.John denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75176956700004725002009-05-07T06:59:00.000-07:002009-05-07T06:59:00.000-07:00It looks creamy. Call it "Creamsicle." I'd buy i...It looks creamy. Call it "Creamsicle." I'd buy it. Y'know. If it likes overattention.Kenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-30304277641975535272009-05-07T06:52:00.000-07:002009-05-07T06:52:00.000-07:00Hell, yes, I'd want it. I'm one of the variegated ...Hell, yes, I'd want it. I'm one of the variegated plant nuts!sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-84698826466353565032009-05-07T04:03:00.000-07:002009-05-07T04:03:00.000-07:00I would buy it at least once to see what it would ...I would buy it at least once to see what it would do. I would love to see it again in the fall.cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675584278974972011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-7970148516808686962009-05-07T03:33:00.000-07:002009-05-07T03:33:00.000-07:00Interesting...
In many of the plants that you bu...Interesting... <br /><br />In many of the plants that you buy, variagation is caused by a virus. It's generally not life threatening. In others, it's genetic. Variagated plants also grow slower than their non-variagated varieties, their limited clorophyl stunts them a bit... I wouldn't get rid of it, but I'm not a huge variagated fan... some people are crazy for variagated plants, though. I'dClaudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.com