I agree. Favorite plant is the one that's blooming that day--or the many. A disgusting divisive question! So there! ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] What's Your Favorite Plant You Own? > Dear Friends, > This is an impossible question. > > 1. Each day my "favorite" can change because it comes into > bloom, emerges from dormancy or makes a statement. > > 2. Even a group of plants - Begonias, or Iris or Cactus can > change from season to season. > > 3. Also important is that the web introduces us to new, never > before seen and MUST HAVE plants we can't possibly obtain or grow, > but love at first sight. (PBS is guilty here) > > 4. Finally , every plant breeder or seed grower is always > hoping that the next seedling, the next generation, will be a > combination of all the new characters they are hoping for. The 'plant > of the future' will be a new favorite. > > Favorite plant? Impossible. Any and all are > candidates. Best Jim W. > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > USA > Ph. 816-746-1949 > Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/