There are many tricks when buying flowers at the flower market; these 3 kinds of flowers should not be bought no matter how cheap they are
Entering September, the temperature gradually becomes cooler. Many flower lovers' plants died over the past summer, so in this season they cannot help but do a lot of shopping. On the weekend I took a stroll around the flower market. There were so many varieties that I wanted to take everything home. Qiu Ma wants to remind everyone that buying flowers requires caution, especially when browsing the flower market, where there are more "tricks" than usual, and some flowers absolutely must not be bought.
1. Flowers sprayed with brightening agent
The most typical example is Anthurium andraeanum (flamingo flower). When buying, you find it bright red and especially delightful, but after taking it home, within a few days you will find its leaves turning yellow, and the red spadix in the middle also starting to fade, until it slowly dies. Under normal conditions Anthurium andraeanum can be very red, but it will not be red to the point of shining. That kind of red and shiny Anthurium andraeanum is generally sprayed with brightening agent, and it is extremely hard to keep alive.
2. Flowers sold at special clearance prices ⟧7⟧Especially in flower wholesale markets, you will find many flowers much cheaper than the normal price. The boss may tell you that those flowers just arrived earlier and are not blooming as well, but after buying them home and caring for them they will improve. This type of flower is basically one third of the normal selling price. When encountering this kind of flower, Qiu Ma only wants to say, unless you are an expert at growing flowers, do not buy it just because it is cheap.
Especially at wholesale flower markets, you will find many flowers priced much lower than normal. The owner may tell you those flowers just arrived early and aren't blooming as well, but they'll improve once you take them home and care for them. These flowers are basically one third of the normal price. When you come across flowers like this, Mama Qiu just wants to say: unless you are an expert grower, never buy them just because they're cheap.
3. Out-of-season flowers from other places
As the saying goes, one place's soil and water nurture one place's people. Many times when we visit the flower market we find some flowers that are not in season blooming especially beautifully, and we want to buy them and take them home. This type of flower is generally produced in greenhouses from other places and has strict requirements for light, temperature and humidity. Once it leaves the greenhouse and enters your home, you will find its ability to adapt to the environment is especially poor, and it easily dies. So when buying flowers, we should try to buy seasonal and local varieties, especially for beginners growing flowers, as it will adapt to the environment more easily.
No matter which kind of flower we buy, when purchasing we must choose varieties suitable for ourselves based on our own care habits and light environment. Even the same kind of flower will grow very differently under different care environments. If you are a beginner growing flowers, try to start with simple varieties.