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[-] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 75 points 9 months ago

Plants will either grow in some radioactive chernobyl concrete, or die if there's 2mm more of rainfall than usual, no in between

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

uphill. both ways, too.

[-] flora_explora@beehaw.org 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's because of domestication and growing plants outside of their natural habitat that they get sensitive. Also, apparently some sensitivity is by design:

Modern roses emerged in 1867 with the development of the first hybrid tea, according to the American Rose Society. These varieties tend to have a reputation for being fussy, requiring constant attention.

“The conception is that they’re not tough, that they require spraying, that you have to have the perfect culture. And a lot of that has been breeding; to breed these perfect flowers, but they bred out characteristics that made the rose easy to grow in our backyards,”

(From the OP's article)