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Incorrect name tags on nursery plants
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 ;-) |
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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 "HC" wrote in message ... 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 ;-) |
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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 "HC" wrote in message ... 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 ;-) |
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"HC" wrote in message
... 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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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. |
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HC writes:
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 Not a mistake; it's the oldest trick in the book. A customer before you swapped the labels and got themselves a rare pink frangi for the price of the common yellow! (They may even have broken off any blooms so the cashier didn't spot the mislabel.) Then they leave it for some unwary customer to purchase the common yellow for the price of the rare pink! Nasty. -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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G'day John Hadn't thought of that scenario.....shows how honest I am?? LOL Although thinking again now, the price tickets were sticky type ones stuck to the side of the pots, in this instance. Bronwyn ;-) John Savage wrote: HC writes: 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 Not a mistake; it's the oldest trick in the book. A customer before you swapped the labels and got themselves a rare pink frangi for the price of the common yellow! (They may even have broken off any blooms so the cashier didn't spot the mislabel.) Then they leave it for some unwary customer to purchase the common yellow for the price of the rare pink! Nasty. |
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You are so right Kylie....unfortunately this happens in most businesses
these days. Bronwyn ;-) 0tterbot wrote: "HC" wrote in message ... 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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HC writes:
Hadn't thought of that scenario.....shows how honest I am?? LOL Although thinking again now, the price tickets were sticky type ones stuck to the side of the pots, in this instance. Ah, so they just swapped the pots! That explains why the plant slipped effortlessly from its pot when you went to plant it out! :-) -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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John Savage wrote:
HC writes: Hadn't thought of that scenario.....shows how honest I am?? LOL Although thinking again now, the price tickets were sticky type ones stuck to the side of the pots, in this instance. Ah, so they just swapped the pots! That explains why the plant slipped effortlessly from its pot when you went to plant it out! :-) Wow you are teaching us some BAD things John ()grin!() Were you ever inside? |
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Jack wrote:
Wow you are teaching us some BAD things John ()grin!() Were you ever inside? A nursery? probably {:-). |
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Terryc wrote:
Jack wrote: Wow you are teaching us some BAD things John ()grin!() Were you ever inside? A nursery? probably {:-). Yeah good one! |
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John Savage wrote:
Jack writes: John Savage wrote: Ah, so they just swapped the pots! That explains why the plant slipped effortlessly from its pot when you went to plant it out! :-) Wow you are teaching us some BAD things John ()grin!() Were you ever inside? I spent 8 months inside once. The cell was cramped, dark and airless, and the walls literally dripped with damp. Tried to kick my way out but that just antagonised the guard. Many times I couldn't sleep for all the plumbing noises. The experience turned me into a new person. I definitely won't be going back! Yeah I once paid a traffic fine that way. 7 days, with 3.5 days of for great behavior. It was fun to have a look at the other side... Never got booked again. Because I aint gonna pay no fine ever again.... And they knew it... Its become a nasty corporation driven system... They havent invited me back either... Grin!!! Figures are 10% to 15% dont pay their fines or have "gone misssing" or go inside and pay them this way.... |
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Incorrect name tags on nursery plants
Jack writes:
John Savage wrote: I spent 8 months inside once. The cell was cramped, dark and airless, Yeah I once paid a traffic fine that way. 7 days, Ulp. Seems that my shot at humour went astray. (Hint: 8 months .... :-)) -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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Incorrect name tags on nursery plants
John Savage wrote:
Jack writes: John Savage wrote: I spent 8 months inside once. The cell was cramped, dark and airless, Yeah I once paid a traffic fine that way. 7 days, Ulp. Seems that my shot at humour went astray. (Hint: 8 months .... :-)) Yep you were still born though. |
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