Potted flowering plants are a great alternative for cut flower lovers. In stores, these pots are decorated as elegantly as bouquets, so this is a very worthy gift. But if you want to make a truly original present, buy … a cactus. It blooms very beautifully, it smells like rose, jasmine or freesia, and it is easy to care for it. You just need to choose carefully.
Necessary
- - illustrated encyclopedia of cacti;
- - thematic sites and Internet forums on cactus farming;
- - a beautiful cactus.
Instructions
Step 1
Before making a purchase, try to find out the preferences of your donee. If possible, tell a story about a gift of a cactus to someone you know. By the reaction of the interlocutor, one can immediately judge whether he will also like such an idea, whether he will not consider it inappropriate. Be sure to find out if there are indoor plants in his house, if he has an idea that they need to be watered, fed, transplanted, etc. The cactus is unpretentious in care, but sometimes he needs attention.
Step 2
Find a specialty store and tell the sellers what you need a cactus for. They will advise the most beautiful, often blooming and pleasantly scented.
Step 3
Look through books about cacti, for this you do not need to buy specialized literature, at least flip through the illustrated encyclopedias in the store or find publications in electronic form, many are freely available online. Write down the names of the cacti you like, those that you think would be a good gift. With this list, go to the store. You will no longer get lost in the variety of products, but clearly imagine what you want. It is not necessary that all the items from your list will be on sale, but choosing from the rest will be much easier.
Step 4
Chat on thematic Internet forums with experienced cactus growers, they can give even more qualified recommendations than sellers interested in the client, or reasonably dissuade you from undertaking.
Step 5
If the person to whom you have decided to make such an original gift is himself an avid lover of cacti, it is better to ask directly: what kind of thorny flower he still needs in the collection. Without doing this, you may not please or present a plant that has long been in his house.
