Which Plants Are Not Suitable for Online Purchase
Let me tell you about the plants that are not suitable for online purchase and the risks of buying flowers online. It's important to be cautious when purchasing green plants and flowers. These are some useful tips worth collecting!
Nowadays, the ways and methods of buying flowers have changed a lot. In the past, we could only buy them from flower markets, but now online purchasing has become very mature, and many people enjoy it. However, I believe there are still risks in online shopping, and you need to be vigilant and cautious when making a choice. Plants are a relatively special type of product. Some can be purchased online, but others are not suitable for online buying. Today let's take a look at which plants are not suitable for online purchase. Flower enthusiasts can check this out with me.
1. Plants with fragile stems
There are many plants whose stems and leaves are naturally fragile and can easily break. When we buy them from the flower market, we have to be careful when carrying them home. We should avoid buying such flowers online. Because when purchasing online, the plants can easily get damaged during the bumpy journey. Upon arrival, you may find many branches broken and leaves fallen, making the appearance very poor. If it's more serious, the plant might not even survive.
In our daily lives, common fragile-stemmed plants include cyclamen, African violets, and stick trees. When buying such flowers, you should be cautious and it's best to buy them from a local flower market.
2. Plants that easily drop flower buds
Many plants do like to bloom, but they have a disadvantage of easily dropping flower buds. It's best to select these plants personally from a local flower market and avoid online purchasing. The long journey can cause the plants to easily drop their flower buds, especially if they are confined in a delivery box for too long.
Common plants that easily drop flower buds include camellias, bougainvillea, azaleas, fuchsia, hibiscus, and hollyhocks.
3. Avoid buying flowers in extremely cold or hot seasons
We should avoid buying flowers online during very cold or very hot seasons. In winter, when it's extremely cold, there's no heating in the delivery trucks, and the plants can easily get frostbitten during the long journey through many provinces. Also, due to the large temperature difference between the north and south, the plants may not be able to withstand it and could die on the way. In addition, during very hot seasons, it's also best not to buy flowers online. Plants can easily go dormant in extreme heat, and their moisture can evaporate quickly. If the packaging box is not ventilated and no one takes care of the plants during the journey, they might be dried or heat-killed by the time they reach you. So, avoid buying flowers online during the dog days of summer.
4. Various "Colorful Flowers" in online stores
When buying flowers online, you often see some online flower shops using pictures of "Colorful Roses" or "Colorful Peonies" to attract buyers. However, there are no such things as colorful roses or peonies; they are just computer-generated colors. These shops usually have a short business history and sell bare-root plants, not fully grown ones. When you buy such flowers and realize they are not what you expected, you might find the shop has already closed, so don't fall for this kind of "智商税" (智商税 is a Chinese term for being ripped off by things one shouldn't have bought due to lack of judgment).
The four situations I mentioned today should be avoided when making online purchases as they can easily lead to deception.
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