When buying flowers, be sure to avoid these traps, or they will easily wither and die once you take them home

The season is changing. Are you flower lovers already gearing up to visit the flower market? Anyway, Huahua can never sit still. When there are no flowers to look at at home, it feels unbearable, and a few rounds around the flower market are a must. Today Huahua is posting an experience-sharing thread to talk about which flowers in the flower market should not be bought no matter how cheap they are!

Glossy leaves? Watch out for seller traps

Huahua has noticed that the flowers at home are never as fresh and lively as those in the flower market. The leaves look as if they are really oozing oil. Later, a friend who sells flowers told Huahua that they spray "brightening agent" on them every day!

Flowers sprayed with brightening agent look as if they have been oiled, making people like them at first glance. You must hold back. This kind of brightening agent is oil-based and will affect leaf respiration. After you buy it and take it home, it will lose its shine in less than 2 days and is very likely to die!

Do not buy ones with pests or disease, or they will infect a whole bunch when you get home

Summer and autumn are also periods of high incidence of pests and disease. When you buy flowers, you must look carefully. If any leaf has insect holes, webbing or rust spots, do not buy it! After taking it home, not only will it not be cured, it can also infect your other flowers at home~

If you find it hard to identify pests and disease, you can focus on Chinese rose, succulents, Pachira aquatica, clematis, chrysanthemum, Peperomia obtusifolia, Zamioculcas zamiifolia... Check the front and back of these leaves. If you find aphids, red spider mites or scale insects, put it down quickly and do not buy it!

Do not be curious about colorful ones; ten to one they will not survive

In the flower market, not only is leaf brightening agent commonly used, but "color-changing agent" is also used, especially on succulents. If you see colorful succulents or jade plants, 90% have been treated with chemicals. After you buy them and take them home, they will fade, and the survival rate is very low.

Besides succulents, there are also some colorful flower varieties. Whenever multi-colored flower seeds or flower roots are sold with claims that one plant can produce flowers of several colors, they are almost all big scams. 2 yuan is still money, so do not be fooled!

Do not buy crooked ones, or you are spending money to find trouble

In the flower market, the same kind of flower has many pots. When choosing among them, do not take "crooked-neck" flowers. These are generally in poor growing condition. Not only do they affect the look, but after you buy them and take them home, they are also prone to poor development.

When you come across ones like orchids and Clivia, choose ones with relatively symmetrical leaves; for succulents, choose short, plump and round ones; for Chinese rose, bougainvillea and the like, choose ones with sturdy branches and stems.

Few flower buds? Not worth spending money on

Autumn is also the time to buy small herbaceous flowers such as daisies and Kalanchoe... When choosing, first look at whether the flower color is deep. Deep color means relatively sufficient nutrition, and after you buy them and take them home, they can also keep blooming.

Besides color, also choose ones with many flower buds. When the temperature is suitable, they will adapt to the pot more easily after you take them home. As long as you do not water too much, the flower buds can open normally. At the same price, buying a pot of flowers with many buds is definitely worth it!

Loose potting soil and light weight mean there is something fishy about this flower

Newly bought flowers have difficulty adapting, so choosing flowers is very important. If the potting soil looks very loose, as if it were newly added soil, this kind is generally one that was just transplanted from a greenhouse and has not yet adapted to the pot. After you buy it and take it home, it will be even harder to grow.

When choosing flowers, weigh them a few times. If the whole thing is very light, it means the soil most likely has little nutrition and poor root-holding ability, or the lower layer of the flower pot has been padded with plastic or paper balls. It is all the seller's "tricks", so do not be fooled.

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