My husband hates irises. the only reason I can find as to why is that he once owned a house where the irises in his yard never bloomed. I'm pretty sure they were planted in too much shade and never watered so yes, they never bloomed. I'm trying to change his mind as I adore irises, they come in so many colors, they are hard to kill, and they self propagate.
Over the years I have discovered that people have very strong feelings about plants. Deep loves and deep hates. I myself, detest Bacopa. It's a commonly used trailing annual with white, pink or pale blue flowers. More information can be found here Bacopa Trailing Annual. I am generally not a big fan of pale colored flowers to begin with but I hate how Bacopa smells. Especially when it needs water, it has this sour mothball odor that I hate. If it isn't obvious by now reading any of my blog entries, scent is really important to me. Bacopa happens to be a plant with a terrible odor and the color is not enough to make me like it. One of the reasons I hate Bacopa is from having thousands of them that
were under my care in my horticulture classes. The greenhouse would reek
of them on warmer days or when they started to dry out. One of my
teachers kept telling me that one day I would appreciate their reliable blooming and easy to match colors. That day has yet to arrive.
There are plants that cause deep divides in the gardening community. Roses are one plant that I've seen people on both ends of the spectrum. Some people looovvvee roses and the amount of time and care needed for roses are not an obstacle. i have met other people who hhaaate roses and the extra demands that roses often require. Both sides have valid points and really a lot of plant hate is based off past bad gardening experiences.
I realize that a bad experience can color anything. Gardening is really no different in that respect. I acknowledge that I may never change my husband's mind on irises and I doubt I'll cange my mind over Bacopa either. It's one thing that I have to keep in mind when coming across other people's plant biases. Everyone has them and listening to the background stories on plant hatreds can reveal a lot about what some one wants in a plant.
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