Hot take: My aloe vera blunder made a gardening club laugh

I brought what I thought was aloe to a plant meet, but it was actually a haworthia. Everyone got a good chuckle, and I learned the difference on the spot. What's your most embarrassing plant mix-up story?

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angela434d ago

Your story reminds me of when I bought a snake plant thinking it was a different desert plant. The store had wrong labels, and I only found out after showing it to a friend. Now I double-check everything before buying new plants.

cole1834d ago

@angela43, calling a snake plant a desert plant is a really common mix-up. They handle dry air well, but they're actually from tropical West Africa, not a true desert. That wrong label at the store did you dirty twice. Good move on double-checking now, because even the care tips for a real desert plant would be off for a snake plant.