A woman took care of her plant for two years - until one day she came across the truth by accident. She is now complaining about her suffering on the Internet.
- For two years a woman adored her houseplant .
- One day she realizes the bitter truth about the plant.
- Now everyone's story is on everyone's lips.
Houseplants not only bring some green into your own four walls, they also often improve the indoor climate. It doesn't matter if you have to take care of them every day - some hobby gardeners do this with absolute dedication.
"Lived with a lie for two years": woman realizes truth behind her plant
So does Caelie Wilkes, who bought a succulent plant two years ago. These plants are extremely easy to care for, which is why they are particularly popular with beginners and are well suited as houseplants *. "I was so proud of this plant," Wilkes writes. Even though the succulent plant is frugal, she took care of the plant self-sacrificingly , as she says on Facebook: "I had it by the kitchen window. I had a watering schedule for it and if someone else tried to water it, I became pretty defensive, because I wanted to take good care of them. I loved my succulent plant. "
And because she wanted to treat her houseplant to something, one day she decided to replant the succulent plant . In addition, she had bought a small, sweet vase that matched the plant * perfectly. But then the shock: "I took it out of the original plastic pot where I bought it to find out that this plant was a fake ."
Wilkes shared pictures of her discovery on Facebook: This shows that the pot is largely filled with styrofoam, on which sand was glued - no view far and wide from roots. "I looked after this plant so lovingly," Wilkes writes disappointedly. "I washed her leaves. I tried my best to keep it looking beautiful and it's all plastic! How could I not notice that?" Now she feels like " those past two years have been a lie ".
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Wilkes seems to have hit a nerve with her story. Her contribution was shared over 5,700 times and commented on almost as often (as of March 4, 2020). Numerous media have discovered their story and invited them to interviews. A hardware store chain even sent her a whole load of real succulents. What should happen to the fake succulent is not clear, however.
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