It took two years for a California mom to realize she’d been ‘living a lie’ and actually caring for a succulent plant she initially thought was ‘perfect’.
In a hilarious Facebook post, Caelie Wilkes shared she had the beautiful succulent plant for two years and was very proud of it.
“It was full, beautiful coloring, just an overall perfect plant. I had it up in my kitchen window. I had a watering plan for it,” Caelie said.
She was so overprotective of her succulent that she doesn’t allow anyone to water it except herself.
“If someone else tried to water my succulent I would get so defensive because I just wanted to keep good care of it,” the stay-at-home mother shared.
But then it was time for her to transfer the plant because she found the cutest vase that suited it perfectly.
“I go to pull it from the original plastic container it was purchased with to learn this plant was FAKE. I put so much love into this plant!” the disappointed Caelie wrote.
“I washed its leaves. Tried my hardest to keep it looking its best, and it’s completely plastic! How did I not know this? I pull it from the container — it’s sitting on Styrofoam with sand glued to the top!” she added.
Because of her discovery, Caelie felt she was robbed off her two years caring for her pet succulent.
“I feel like these last two years have been a lie,” Cailie concluded.
Her post has gone viral and her ‘perfect succulent’ had been featured in several TV programs.
Netizens were amused at how Caelie failed to immediately recognize the plant as fake while other were wondering where the water had gone during the two-year period.