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| Primulina ''Xuan's Party Dress' |
There are many casual houseplant lovers. Maybe they are 95% of the indoor plant owners
who have a few plants. There are 5% who
really care and look for the new trendy plants and know their names. Within that group are .01% who are dedicated
hobbyists who support hobby societies and study the plant world.
Commercial growers want to attract the 95% who like the ‘tried
and true’ ---- Spider plants, snake plants and Philodendron. The national mail order brand, The Sill, announced
that their top selling houseplant for 2019 was Pothos. Why?
Because it lives.
What if that ‘sure thing’ list included Asian Violets? The pictured plants are Primulina ‘Xuan Party
Dress’, an interesting new hybrid from China with a very different all silver leaf. It lives on my kitchen windowsill and has
decided to flower.
Seth Godin and others who promote ‘Word of Mouth’ marketing, keep
it simple. You must have something to
talk about before it works. If I were a causal
plant grower, I would tell a friend that my Asian Violet is gong to flower, all
by itself.
And I have.
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