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Old 08-11-2010, 05:00 PM
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Default Congratulations, your plant is a SUCCULENT

I have this same problem with Altman's labels (and I'm growing this same small, sorta charming, clumping, glaucous, blue agave sold as 'parrasana').

As I learned more, at first I was shocked at how many plants were mislabeled. Now I just chuckle and feel superior. [Come on, you know you do, too.]

Then I ask myself, would I like to receive a guess from the seller (in the form of label with a 10-20% chance of being wrong) or a complete punt in the form of a label which says:
Congratulations! You have bought a SUCCULENT PLANT. Plant in well drained soil and allow soil to dry between watering.
$93 million, eh? That's some scale.

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