● Fake Bonsai Art: Mass-produced plants like Ficus microcarpa are marketed as “Ginseng Bonsai” despite being unstable and not true bonsai art.

● Outdoor Species Sold as Indoor: Retailers often sell miniature roses, Cypress, and flowering bulbs as indoor plants, even though they require humidity and light conditions that are not available indoors.

● Unstable Variegation (Reversion): Expensive variegated plants may revert to all-green leaves; sellers often falsely claim that more light will restore the white or yellow spots, which is biologically impossible.