
Also, I'm no botanist, but I'm pretty sure that covering a plant with paint will inhibit its ability to breathe, and thus to live.
This was a mistake.
Had I not googled "spray-painted succulents," I never would have known that there is, in fact, a whole cadre of online craftspeople and wedding planners who are positively bursting with enthusiasm at the idea of defacing these drought-tolerant gems of the plant world. I would have remained innocent, optimistic, naive. But no more. Since misery loves company (and since I can't feel adequately aghast unless others are aghast, too), I'll share some of my least favorites.
![]() To the left, you can see the dubious creation of whoever writes momadvice.com. She advises that painting succulents can add a "pop of color" to plants. Uhhh... Sure it does. In much the same way that the gentleman to the lower right added a "pop of color" to his face. Or that unwanted graffiti adds a "pop of color" to downtown buildings. |
Here are some others that I hate.