How to tell real hydroponic flowers from fake ones? A few tricks to identify them easily
How to tell real hydroponic flowers from fake ones? Nowadays many flower-growing enthusiasts like to try hydroponic flowers; some are grown themselves, and others are bought directly from the market. Many hydroponic flowers bought from the market are very hard to keep alive. Why is that? It is actually because fake hydroponic ones were bought. Hydroponic flowers do come in real and fake versions: real hydroponic ones are easy to keep alive, while fake hydroponic ones will rot at the roots and die. There are now many fake hydroponic plants on the market: the plants have not been aquatically domesticated, and the soil-grown plants are simply washed at the roots and soaked in water, then sold at a high price to flower enthusiasts and buyers, and before long the flowers will rot at the roots. So how do you tell real hydroponic flowers from fake ones?
1. Look at the root system
(1) Observe the root color: the roots of hydroponic plants are generally lighter in color than those of soil-grown plants, usually white, green or pale yellow.
(2) Observe the state of the roots: the roots of hydroponic plants are generally fairly straight, because the roots meet less resistance from water as they grow, and the roots of real hydroponic plants spread out in the water, while the roots of fake hydroponic plants, because they were washed in water, are coiled round and round in circles. Over time, hydroponic flowers will turn from white to brown unless they are shaded from light; woody plants especially will have their roots become woody over time.
(3) Observe the root surface: Araceae plants, such as pothos, anthurium and syngonium, besides having the above characteristics, also have a furry look when viewed against the light.
(4) Observe the root form: hydroponic roots generally have only a main root and lateral roots, and the structure is very simple.
2. Smell the odor
Roots that have undergone aquatic induction can grow healthily in a water environment, and the plant's roots have the plant's own fresh grassy scent. Fake hydroponic plants that were washed, however, because the roots cannot breathe and some root tissue rots, carry a certain rotten-wood or rotten-root smell.
3. Look at the water quality
Judging real from fake by the clarity of the water: fake hydroponic plants made from soil-washed seedlings, because the roots have not developed adaptability to water, under anaerobic conditions will, through anaerobic respiration, release a large amount of toxic intermediate metabolites, making the water in the container cloudy and deteriorated, with worsening or foul-smelling conditions. Fake hydroponic plants have cloudy water in about a week, while real hydroponic plants will not become cloudy for about one month to half a year, and will only grow some green algae.