I am pretty new to plant and I have a question about a cactus I bought. I got it from Walmart, and it has a very pretty flower on the top. I have seen on Instagram that the flower is fake and I should take it off. Is it harming my plant to stay on or would my plant be better off if I remove the flower?
Yeah, I would take it off. I once got a cactus with a plastic flower and it was rotted underneath 😣 Good luck!
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Yeah that’s so annoying. I usually check first. If the glue is stuck on there pretty good and I can’t see any space between I won’t even bother.
2 Likes Best for the cactus to remove it. If you haven’t already tried, be very careful not to yank as many spines/hairs as possible. Sometimes it’s best to cut the flower a chunk at a time.
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I hate it when they put those in cacti. I’ve heard they’re theoretically for handling the plant without touching the spines, but they do more harm than good for the plant.
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I’m pretty sure they put it on to sell them better. I think it’s marketing ploy.
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You should take it off once I got it and my cat almost ate it it was also rotting
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