Chuck Hayes is a rare, beautiful flower <BR> I know what you're thinking: WTF?!? Well, it's better than another "All hope is lost without Wafer!" thread... I was curious about what Chuck's shooting % is from under the basket and was trying to find the website that has those shooting zone stats. So I Googled "chuck hayes hot zones" -- and learned about the Chuck Hayes flower. Apparently, someone has a new breed of gardenia named after Chuck Hayes. Whether it's OUR Chuck Hayes or not, I don't know. Googling that phrase gets you a page full of links. One was for a forum of people who are trying to score the rare Chuck Hayes, and it includes statements that sound pretty absurd to a Rockets fan: "My Chuck Hayes is doing fine indoors." "I found a New Jersey garden center selling Chuck online." "...my Chuck Hayes survived the winter." "My Chuck Hayes is blooming like crazy now." "My Chuck Hayes looks incredibly healthy." <BR><BR> Here's a picture of Chuck: <BR><BR> And now, back to the Von Wafer tearfest.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/PP08755.html [rquoter] The Chuck Hayes Gardenia is a robust plant. The Chuck Hayes Gardenia matures as a shorter plant, i.e., 3-4 feet in height, as compared to the species, i.e., 6 feet. However, the Chuck Hayes Gardenia grows more rapidly until it matures. Rooted cuttings grow to 1 to 1.5 feet multi-stemmed plants in one growing season. Additionally, the Chuck Hayes Gardenia has broader leaves than "Mystery" making it more attractive than "Mystery". The growth habit of the Chuck Hayes Gardenia in relation to its physical characteristics include a spread which is slightly wider than tall, i.e., a 3 feet tall plant is about 4 feet wide. Branching of the Chuck Hayes Gardenia is dichotomous, i.e., branching is from each side of a terminal flower bud. The internode length of the Chuck Hayes Gardenia is shorter, about 1 to 2 inches, than the internode length of "Mystery" which is about 1.5 to 2.5 inches. The internode length of the Chuck Hayes Gardenia shortens upon maturity of the plant. In mature plants, the internode length varies between 1/8 to 3/4 inches. With regard to the density of branching, the Chuck Hayes Gardenia stems are thicker and stiffer than the stems of "Mystery" which have thin, flexible stems. The canopy of most gardenias is relatively compact. The shorter leaf of the Chuck Hayes Gardenia is offset by the greater number of leaves per length of stem. [/rquoter]
I think the thread title should have "rare and" added before "beautiful", just to further deepen the confusion.
if he's a flower can he somehow blossum into a decent free throw shooter? put the whole miracle grow factory on that flower
Cool. Now I know I can give Chuck Hayes to my wife! She'll love me for the flower, but I'll get bonus points for Chuck Hayes.
Seems to have no relation to the Rockets Hayes. The inventor of this flower is the late Charles J. Hayes of Kitty Hawk, NC. The patent was applied for in 1993. Unless we are talking about the inventor being a relative of the Rockets Hayes, I'm pretty sure it's not named after the basketball player. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/PP08755.html
