Marigolds? on the moon??

[piskieinboots]

You'd have thought they could have chosen something a bit - well, a bit nicer**



**apologises to marigold fans

[allotmentlady]

Maybe its to make them look space age? Or they have recycled plastic bottle and foil? Or Laurence Lleweleyn Bowen got involved lol.....

[Jardiniere]

they arent proper marigolds..they are tagetes....proper pot marigolds (calendula???)are lovely...

[Flummery]

Hear hear Jarnidiere!

[BarleySugar]

I'm wondering about the tulips, says they can be frozen to transport, and would be able to form the precursor to a lunar ecosystem. At least the cabbages can be eaten. Did anyone else wonder what arabidosis was?
Arabidopsis (A-ra-bi-dóp-sis, rockcress) is a genus in the family Brassicaceae. They are small flowering plants related to cabbage and mustard. This genus is of great interest since it contains thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), one of the model organisms used for studying plant biology and the first plant to have its entire genome sequenced. Changes in thale cress are easily observed, making it a very useful model. (Wikipedia)