Plant Prejudices
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» Carol Wallace - My bias
You hit one of my own biases on the nose - I HATE gladiolus. When my dad died I specified that the floral arrangement we sent be anything but - and of course the arrangement came and was ALL gladiolus. Around here they seem to be the mandatory flower for funeral arrangements, and having grown up in the funeral business I have had more than my fill.But you're right about the smaller ones. I dolike them - I just try to think of them as something else. ;-)
-- posted by Carol Wallace
» JaneHollis - Re: My bias
In response to message posted by CarolWallace:My mother has exactly the same feelings about gladiolus - her father used to plant them in rigid rows in the back garden when she was a child. But I have persuaded her to plant some of the smaller ones!
-- posted by JaneHollis
» Carol Wallace - Re: My bias
In response to message posted by JaneHollis:I must be getting soft in my old age because I've considered doing exactly that this year.
But I have always loved the peacock orchids that are sometimes called Abyssinian gladiolus. Great scent and very graceful flowers - not the stiff soldiers that we think of when we think of glads.
-- posted by Carol Wallace
» Gay_Klok - Re: Re: My bias
In response to message posted by CarolWallace:Our hate too - funeral and old hotel arrangements. But the little species are great - pretty and easy
The Arum lily which is so beautiful is also connected with funerals or/and graves in Australia. I loved them when a child, used to pretend the yellow was a lipstick!
The red Salvia was used in many suburban gardens as a long row or brilliant red next to the cyclone front fence. Or as two rows on either side of the path to the front door. I dislike them
There are a few plants that I like en masse but not individually
Liked the article, Jane
-- posted by Gay_Klok
» Carol Wallace - Re: My bias
In response to message posted by Gay_Klok:I have to confess to being biased against a few perfewctly goodplants just because they are overused - although I suspect that they are overused because they are such good, hardy plants. Impatiens is one - and also the red salvia. I'm beginning to develop a hatred for the big, tall bearded iris,too - but mainly because they seem to constantly be in need of division and so are pretty labor-intensive.
And I get so tired of going to the nurseries for interesting annuals only to see the same array - petunias, pansies, red salvia, impatiens, geraniums of the peralgonium type and dusty miller. There's nothing really wrong with them but there are so many other great annuals around - I yearn for a bit of variety.
-- posted by Carol Wallace
» Gay_Klok - Re: Re: My bias
In response to message posted by CarolWallace:And then there are the annuals that are weeds but throw themselves around with gay [pun intended] abandonment and look so pretty - White honesty is in the town garden and if it comes too wildly, very easy to pullout. I like Queen Anne's Lace, so airy fairy, not still. The forget-me-nots may become a nuisance but so pretty
-- posted by Gay_Klok
» Carol Wallace - Re: My bias
In response to message posted by Gay_Klok:I agree with all of your picks there, Gay! My husband keeps trying to cut down the Queen Anne's Lace - but I likeit, and Ilove the airy touch it lends to a bouquet of garden flowers. In fact, I used it in the flowers for my wedding!
-- posted by Carol Wallace
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