Paulineb118 said:
.well I love the painted cacti and painted heather. Each to their own. If you don't like them don't buy them
Hi Pauline,
I think the biggest problem with the painted cactus is that many of them are dead before they ever get to a new home. After all, how could you tell? And many of those that arrive alive don't have a chance of staying that way. There's no photosynthesizing going on inside all that paint. The plant is essentially living on stored energy until some of the paint grows out. Its not fair to unsuspecting buyers to take home a beautiful plant only to discover it was DOA.
If you have had success with painted cactus, that's great! Please show us photos of your plants. We are all about photos.
I've had those glued on strawflowers go to seed while still glued on the heads of my cactus. And the seeds germinated.
