Posted by HC on March 17, 2007, 1:17 am
G'day
Today while browsing through a local nursery I noticed a Frangipani that
carried a ticket stating it was a red variety (can't think of the
variety now, sorry!) and a photo of amazing dark red blooms. Nothing
strange about that, until you looked at the blooms on the plant and they
were the regular white with yellow centre blooms.
I know I've been caught by incorrect tagging in the past and these days
try to only buy a plant that is actually in bloom. I know mistakes
can happen but you'd think the nursery person would notice this and
change the label? This tree wasn't cheap either!
Bronwyn ;-)
Posted by Geoff & Heather on March 17, 2007, 2:27 am
Many years ago in our innocence we bought some eucalypts from a nursery in
Perth, to go in our front garden. We picked them for (amongst other things)
height - we wanted ones that would go to about 3m - they just didn't stop
and 20 years later they are over 100 ft !! Fortunately we sold the house
before they got out of hand
> G'day
> Today while browsing through a local nursery I noticed a Frangipani that
> carried a ticket stating it was a red variety (can't think of the variety
> now, sorry!) and a photo of amazing dark red blooms. Nothing strange
> about that, until you looked at the blooms on the plant and they were the
> regular white with yellow centre blooms.
> I know I've been caught by incorrect tagging in the past and these days
> try to only buy a plant that is actually in bloom. I know mistakes can
> happen but you'd think the nursery person would notice this and change the
> label? This tree wasn't cheap either!
> Bronwyn ;-)
Posted by HC on March 17, 2007, 2:45 am
ROFLMHO!!! sounds like the easy option. Think I'd do the same!
Reminds me of the Flowering Cherry we bought many, many years ago, it
was supposed to be a double pink, can't think of the name at the
moment...anyway when it did flower it was a single, dirty
white/green/yuck colour and of course, the nursery said it wasn't bought
there...LOL
What else would you expect?
Bronwyn ;-)
Geoff & Heather wrote:
> Many years ago in our innocence we bought some eucalypts from a nursery in
> Perth, to go in our front garden. We picked them for (amongst other things)
> height - we wanted ones that would go to about 3m - they just didn't stop
> and 20 years later they are over 100 ft !! Fortunately we sold the house
> before they got out of hand
>
>
>>G'day
>>Today while browsing through a local nursery I noticed a Frangipani that
>>carried a ticket stating it was a red variety (can't think of the variety
>>now, sorry!) and a photo of amazing dark red blooms. Nothing strange
>>about that, until you looked at the blooms on the plant and they were the
>>regular white with yellow centre blooms.
>>
>>I know I've been caught by incorrect tagging in the past and these days
>>try to only buy a plant that is actually in bloom. I know mistakes can
>>happen but you'd think the nursery person would notice this and change the
>>label? This tree wasn't cheap either!
>>
>>Bronwyn ;-)
>
>
>
Posted by Terryc on March 18, 2007, 8:26 am
Geoff & Heather wrote:
> Many years ago in our innocence we bought some eucalypts from a nursery in
> Perth, to go in our front garden. We picked them for (amongst other things)
> height - we wanted ones that would go to about 3m - they just didn't stop
> and 20 years later they are over 100 ft !! Fortunately we sold the house
> before they got out of hand
Made the same mistake with Banksias for the front garden. "won't grow
much higher than he gutter". Lol, every leaf is above the gutter.
Posted by 0tterbot on March 18, 2007, 5:34 am
> G'day
> Today while browsing through a local nursery I noticed a Frangipani that
> carried a ticket stating it was a red variety (can't think of the variety
> now, sorry!) and a photo of amazing dark red blooms. Nothing strange
> about that, until you looked at the blooms on the plant and they were the
> regular white with yellow centre blooms.
> I know I've been caught by incorrect tagging in the past and these days
> try to only buy a plant that is actually in bloom. I know mistakes can
> happen but you'd think the nursery person would notice this and change the
> label? This tree wasn't cheap either!
> Bronwyn ;-)
how annoying!!
but it has to be said, there are two kinds of nurseries - those which are
run by real nurserymen(andwomen), and the other kind. sigh!
kylie
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> Today while browsing through a local nursery I noticed a Frangipani that
> carried a ticket stating it was a red variety (can't think of the variety
> now, sorry!) and a photo of amazing dark red blooms. Nothing strange
> about that, until you looked at the blooms on the plant and they were the
> regular white with yellow centre blooms.
> I know I've been caught by incorrect tagging in the past and these days
> try to only buy a plant that is actually in bloom. I know mistakes can
> happen but you'd think the nursery person would notice this and change the
> label? This tree wasn't cheap either!
> Bronwyn ;-)