Luckily, when provided with proper care, they will not suffer any permanent, long-term damage. Sadly for these cacti, they are not seen as attractive enough on their own and need to be ‘dressed up’ this way so they could fly off the shelves quicker. I’m sure stores that sell them have profit as their main drive, which is totally understandable. They are more attractive and eye-catching to the consumers and have more ‘mass appeal’. This is why stores sell cacti with fake flowers attached. For a lot of us, especially those new to cacti, we were drawn to our first few cactus purchases due to the colorful straw flowers attached to the plants. Whether you’ve been a cacti grower for a while or a beginner, you’re most likely drawn to these special plants because you find them fascinating and attractive in their own way. Why do they put fake flowers on a cactus? As long as the demand is there, the suppliers will continue to provide cacti with fake flowers and we will continue to see them in stores. It doesn’t really matter that much who does what. The stores want them there because they sell better. But according to the suppliers, the stores request for these fake flowers to be placed on the cacti prior to shipment. Who is the main culprit here? Is it the stores that sell these cacti or the supplier of these plants? From what I’ve learned, the suppliers are responsible for hot gluing these straw or fake flowers on the plant. Why are there fake flowers on cactus plants? Who puts them there? Do we need to remove them? Find out the answers to these questions and more right here. He was shocked to learn that they were fake and I was shocked to find out that he didn’t know they were fake.īut then I reminded myself I shouldn’t be too haughty about it because not too long ago, I didn’t know this either. My husband, who was with me at the time, made a comment about how beautiful the flowers were. In fact, I was in the store recently and couldn’t resist buying a few of these cacti with the straw flowers on them knowing full well that they were fake. Have you purchased one of these cacti thinking the flowers on them were real? I have.
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