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,”
Plants will either grow in some radioactive chernobyl concrete, or die if there’s 2mm more of rainfall than usual, no in between
uphill. both ways, too.
It’s because of domestication and growing plants outside of their natural habitat that they get sensitive. Also, apparently some sensitivity is by design:
(From the OP’s article)