Sunday, October 20, 2019

Rabbit's Foot Fern or Orchid?


at the enigmatic plant nursery…
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Rabbi's foot fern
Melissa: Isn’t this a rabbit’s foot fern? It says on the label it’s an orchid, an ujuran.
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Salesperson: Hmm. (opening her classic clamshell mobile): I’ll call the boss. (speaking into the phone): “I’ve got a customer here who wonders if the plant with ujuran on the label, is a rabbit’s foot fern… Oh, I see… OK. Take care.”
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Salesperson: He apologizes. Says the labels got mixed up. He stuck an orchid label on it by mistake.
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Melissa: Is he nearby?
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Salesperson: (looking a bit embarrassed): He’s up a mountain.
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Voice-over
The rabbit’s foot (Davallia) is also ephiphytic, like many orchids. But I’m suspecting that the wild plant stock from that plant nursery might be sourced from a nearby mountain.
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