Burgess Seed And Plant Reviews: In which Bloomington, Illinois’ Burgess Seed and Plant Co. lose all credibility with me. It’s a long story, but the spouse gets some Gardening catalogues for the outdoors. Gurney’s and Burgess each offer a single page devoted to home plants, which in Gurney’s case appears to mean largely citrus and bananas.
While there are many varieties of citrus and bananas in the Burgess catalogue, there are also some unusual varieties, such as a yellow Schlumbergera, Stapelia, and Billbergia. Then, there’s this: The plant depicted in this ad is not a prayer plant, yet it’s the first thing that comes to mind when criticising this commercial. Possibly Aphelandra Squarrosa or Tobacco, I’m not sure. Even Aglaonema has a chance of convincing me. However, there is no such thing as a “prayer plant” that resembles the image above.
It’s a little annoying that they don’t tell you which Maranta leuconeura variety you’re getting, but that’s presumably the species, and that’s what they’re naming it, so it’s not a bad guess. There are several more plants in the Marantaceae family that raise and lower their leaves, as well as some Calatheas that have been referred to as “prayer plants” in the database at davesgarden.com. Although I’ve never heard it referred to as “prayer plants,” Mimosa pudica’s night-folding leaves make it a remote possibility.
What do you prefer, giving or Taking?
A description like “large, variegated, and in a variety of gorgeous shades of green” is a waste of time. That the greens are described as “beautiful” tells you nothing at all. You might be able to conclude that the leaves are roughly the same size as a child’s head, which is around ten inches (25 centimetres) long. “Variegated” implies at least two hues, therefore “variegated” and “many shades of green” are redundant and uninformative. Anyone who has never heard of a Maranta would not be able to tell from the description and illustration that they are being sold a Maranta.
In this context, the word “mystifying” inflicts a searing, stabbing pain on the left side of my face. “Mystify,” as defined by dictionary.reference.com, seems to fit the bill. To play on someone’s credulity in order to bewilder them. the act of drawing into a web of secrecy or mystery. The catalogue, of course, is doing all of these things. (It’s not a mystery, by the way; it’s a fact). We’re on top of things. Plants use specific structures at the base of their petioles to control the movement of their leaves in response to variations in light intensity or colour, according to Maranta leuconeura’s page on Plants Database. It’s okay to feel confused when you first hear about it; however, if you let your confusion end there….)
If you try to decipher what “in the solitude of nightfall” means, you’ll run into the same dilemma. Yes, if there are no humans around, it will begin to grow its leaves. Is it just me in the dark? It’s true that no more than one evening takes place at a time — no evening gangs roving the streets of Los Angeles or anything — but the term “solitude” has no real meaning here. This is the kind of cliche that belongs in moody 14-year-old poetry and Nine Inch Nails lyrics (But I repeat myself! ), not in gardening catalogues. I could tolerate it if it were evocative or poetic.
There is no such thing as a plant that “thrives anyplace”
It means that “you’ll receive strong, well-established plants” is also in question. In addition, the bizarreness of the young child praising the plant cannot be overlooked. However, I’m aware that it’s not meant to be the girl who prays to the plant. Rebus is what it’s intended to be. Prayer plant is a combination of prayer and a plant.. Nonetheless, a little girl prostrates herself before a plant
To put it all together, the issue of why is raised. With the advent of digital photography, taking a picture of a plant is no longer difficult. The original illustration may have just been copied from year to year, but you’d think that at some time, someone would have pointed out that this isn’t a very true depiction of the product, and that new illustrations would be readily available and inexpensively. For example, a customer may have complained that they expected a plant with leaves the size of a child’s head but were disappointed that they were not given one. To misrepresent your goods in this manner looks naive. It’s not even a photo of the plant in issue that’s appealing.
The only alternative explanation is that the flowers mature and turn a less dramatic shade of peach to yellow to white and that the blossoms never overlap with leaves but are frequently obscured by one another. This is not a vending machine for houseplant care information. “Thank you” is the best way to show your appreciation for the time and effort I put into responding to your plant-care question. Forgivable only if it was a skewed illustration that exaggerated how beautiful the plant was. You have to remember that we’re dealing with Maranta here:
Do not tell me Burgess’ Aphelandra-tobacco plant isn’t Prettier
I’m now much more reluctant to place an order with Burgess after seeing this picture. If they’re going to play games with the prayer plant like this with the blue spruce (which is actually cobalt subtlety, thy name is not Burgess Seed and Plant Co.), how am I supposed to know what colour it truly is? It wasn’t until I noticed their “3-in-1 angel trumpet” that I realised something was amiss. All I could tell was that there had been some sort of amateur photo alteration, but I wasn’t sure what it was. As a result, I took images of the catalogue and uploaded one to the computer, where I was fixing the colour and all that when I realised that the photo was Photoshopped.
For one thing, it’s absurd to think that a plant of this size could produce three distinct colours of flowers that were evenly spaced across the entire plant (you know it’s grafted, right?) A white branch is joined by a yellow branch and a peach branch by a third branch, yet none of these branches bears white, yellow, or peach blossoms. Also, I’m not going to assist you promote your Kickstarter in any way. There is no need for a blog-ads optimizer in my case. There is nothing I can do for you in terms of promoting/reviewing/gifting your goods. No way, I’m not writing for free on your blog, you jerk.
Despite the fact that you believe your situation is so unique that I would make an exception to the rule if you asked, I can assure you that this is not the case and that I will not create an exception to the rule. In particular, I’m talking about you, Mother Earth Living! I may not be able to approve comments for a few days starting on June 20, 2021, since Google and Blogger have made it more difficult for me to do so.
