Cymbidium faberi 'Siyi Gao' bought for 1000 yuan, regretted after hearing a friend's words a few days after planting
Since the early 1980s, fine-looking orchids have soared in price from a few yuan, several dozen yuan, several hundred yuan to over a thousand yuan per seedling amid constant speculation, and by now several hundred thousand yuan or even over a million yuan per seedling is no longer surprising. Mumu believes that an orchid is originally just a blade of grass, yet orchid prices have reached a "state of madness." Sky-high orchids inevitably bring huge profits, and huge profits drive many people crazy; some get rich overnight, while others lose everything, even to the point of ruining their families.
A while ago, an orchid enthusiast from Sichuan was at a flowers and plants market when someone carrying a black plastic bag struck up a conversation with him: Friend, do you want to buy orchids? I have ones grown at home, and to raise tuition for my son, I specially brought some orchids here to sell. After looking, the enthusiast spent 1000 yuan to buy a Cymbidium faberi 'Siyi Gao'; the variegation was extremely beautiful and it even had a large cap, so at the time he happily posted pictures on his social circle, and many orchid enthusiasts gave it high praise, saying that getting such a beautiful variegated grass for 1000 yuan was truly a great deal.
But after only a few days of planting, he found that the orchid leaves no longer had their former luster, so he invited a friend who had grown orchids longer to take a look. After the friend learned the process of buying the orchid, he said he must have been cheated, and that the purchased orchid had been tampered with; there are now many high-tech methods used to dye orchids to fake them, and at the time no problem could be seen, but after being planted for a long time, either the grass dies or the variegation disappears.
An orchid that costs only a few yuan can be sold for several hundred or several thousand yuan through faking, so such a beautiful Cymbidium faberi 'Siyi Gao' selling for only 1000 yuan definitely has something wrong with it. Therefore, when buying orchids you still need to find reliable people, and you must not fall for a big scam because of coveting a small bargain. After hearing his friend's words, the orchid enthusiast immediately regretted it so much his guts turned green! Fellow orchid enthusiasts, have you ever encountered fake orchid grass? If you also like growing orchids, you are welcome to follow and share, and your comments and likes are also expected, thank you!