I wasn't referring to you, killer, but rather that wiseacre who revels in
his stupidity. He may be proud to be a jack-off but that is his problem.
Don't make it yours.

You didn't know the correct name of the plant until now and there was
nothing in the info available to you to suggest anything better. I am not
blaming you but rather the plant industry that assumes most growers are
stupid and the horticultural hustlers that are only interested in making a
fast buck. To most in the trade, any name is as good as any other. That's
why the make up silly names for the plants. Its not because of their
supposed knowledge, its because of their ignorance. Their speaking in jargon
doesn't always mean they know what the freak they are talking about.


Your plant will branch when it is ready to. You can decapitate the plant to
make it branch but you will have to deal with a naked stem in the mean time.


BTW, bulbs don't grow on trees.


plantkiller. wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Apr 2003 23:49:53 GMT, "Cereoid-XXXX"
wrote:

Calling Dracaena fragrans a "Corn Plant" is only a recent dumbing down of
a
common name coined for the plant to accommodate the uneducated average
grower and sell plants. Unfortunately, the inappropriate name neither
enlightenes the grower nor does it give an accurate impression of how to
care for it properly. Most of the problems people have with it come from
it
not at all growing like corn and people's unrealistic expectations based
on
what they assume a "corn plant" should need. Just because others are
stupid
fools that doesn't mean you should be that way also. Got it? Get it?
Good.



I tried being smart once....didn't work all that well, ....I don't
mind being called stupid... it's fun watching people try to prove
how intelligent they are !!!

If I'm dealing with uneducated grower and seller of plants.....I'm
working at their level.... think of it this way..... I want the
plant to grow, they know how to make the plants grow..... If they
can do all this without an advanced degree, that's good enough for
me.

btw, some of the brightest bulbs on the tree are actually dumb as
jack..... some of the less gifted bulbs on the tree have been some
of the ones I've learned the most from....

So in the future if I say Corn Plant, just say to yourself, the
stupid jerk means Dracaena fragrans. You'll be a hero by
answering the question, I won't have to deal with lengthy
explanations that people don't really care about...and the plant will
be happy also. A win-win if ever one there was.

Interesting point, I've heard this plant called a 'corn plant"
probably about 25 years ago by a horticulturist. Person struck me
as being pretty knowledgeable. (an understatement).

So are the multiple stems grafted or not....and how do they do it ???


Thanks in advance.