tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post1763775249968034522..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Rumble Among the Jungle, Matches 3.3 and 3.4mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69571717821958890142011-10-17T07:41:49.061-07:002011-10-17T07:41:49.061-07:00You should have put up Beaucarnea stricta: http://...You should have put up Beaucarnea stricta: http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2008/08/23/palmbob/00e5b5.jpg The texturing on the bark is to die for.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757110538056043095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-46025762167087991962011-10-17T07:40:07.519-07:002011-10-17T07:40:07.519-07:00"IF I had a perfectly wonderful heated greenh...<i>"IF I had a perfectly wonderful heated greenhouse and such, yes, I think I would rather have Dendrobium, but given my reality, Beaucarnea is the clear winner."</i><br /><br />On the contrary, Joseph, one certainly doesn't need a perfectly heated greenhouse. For many dens, a perfectly heated greenhouse is likely to <i><b>prevent</b></i> them from blooming. <br /><br />Many of Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39437166629417628202011-10-16T18:28:31.224-07:002011-10-16T18:28:31.224-07:00I've been voting for what I would prefer to ha...I've been voting for what I would prefer to have if I had the proper place/equipment/etc. to keep it happy. A lot of what I've voted for I currently would never be able to keep alive.Kapt'n Splashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16649706348440947038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31684409668631244352011-10-16T17:17:50.701-07:002011-10-16T17:17:50.701-07:00Anonymous:
Mine too, mostly, though sometimes the...Anonymous:<br /><br />Mine too, mostly, though sometimes they're about equally reliable and I get to choose based on more subjective factors. And at least a few times, I'm pretty sure I've voted against a more reliable plant because I really hate the other choice. (Ex. 1.63: <i>Codiaeum variegatum</i> vs. <i>Opuntia</i> spp. <i>Opuntia</i> is probably the more reliable plant, but I mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-56570461446589858572011-10-16T16:58:23.802-07:002011-10-16T16:58:23.802-07:00Oh, and: How could you not know how to vote on 3.4...Oh, and: How could you not know how to vote on 3.4? Philodendron is CLEARLY a better plant.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-27134716734000443652011-10-16T16:57:13.566-07:002011-10-16T16:57:13.566-07:00My thought process on Dendrobium versus Beaucarnea...My thought process on Dendrobium versus Beaucarnea was similar to yours. I can grow Beaucarnea, I don't have the conditions to keep dendrobium happy. IF I had a perfectly wonderful heated greenhouse and such, yes, I think I would rather have Dendrobium, but given my reality, Beaucarnea is the clear winner.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-56338324512967072732011-10-16T16:29:30.688-07:002011-10-16T16:29:30.688-07:00I picked Beaucarnea because Dendrobiums are a pain...I picked Beaucarnea because Dendrobiums are a pain in the butt to get to rebloom and so many of them have such awkward dormancies where they just look like ugly sticks coming up out of a pot full of bark chunks. No one likes chunky pots with ugly sticks. Beaucarnea on the other hand is familiar (kind of palmy looking) but exotic enough to make a grower feel special.Tomhttp://theatrumbotanicum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-78757502886436026252011-10-16T16:24:55.033-07:002011-10-16T16:24:55.033-07:00While I like most orchids, I'm not a big fan o...While I like most orchids, I'm not a big fan of dendrobiums. But in "Orchid Killer" vs. the Oncidium Gang (sounds like a anime title), I'm predicting Beaucarnea's going down...Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157968454131571365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-65735645893107695282011-10-16T15:44:33.713-07:002011-10-16T15:44:33.713-07:00This is getting exciting, man. Almost time for th...This is getting exciting, man. Almost time for the Superbowl! You should do the Puppycam thing for the finale. My kids always loved that! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-49562759248386352162011-10-16T15:21:59.394-07:002011-10-16T15:21:59.394-07:00I don't vote for my favourites - I vote for th...I don't vote for my favourites - I vote for the hardiest, most reliable plants. So, as much as I love dendrobs, they can be a bitch to re-bloom. *sigh* My post-apocolyptic world is going to be full of boring plants. But at least there will be plants, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com