名媛直播

Hello! I purchased this lovely bonsai from Lowes, which I didn't even know carried these! As such, I just wanted to confirm the type of bonsai that this is so I can further give proper care. My thought was that it was a Fukien Tea but I wanted a second opinion. Thanks!
If a better picture is needed I could try to take more as well. In the photo it shows the bonsai outside, but I am planning to keep this as an inside one. I have been waiting for my plant lamp to arrive so I had to make sure it received sunlight

Looks like a ficus to me.
I would wash the leaves (they are stained, possibly because of hard water, maybe?).
I don't like the look of this moss, is it fake? Or dry?

Clicio wrote: Looks like a ficus to me.
I would wash the leaves (they are stained, possibly because of hard water, maybe?).
I don't like the look of this moss, is it fake? Or dry?

Just the same dried moss, pebbles (possibly glued on) and the stone with text that you will not see on real bonsai.

It is a mallsai. moss is fake. You have to re-pot the plant with better soil.

Thank you for the input! I was nervous between it being Ficus or Fukien Tea because I thought I saw dots on the leaves, but that may have been from the harsh water they used. I wasn't too sure about the moss being real or not either? Or rather, I'm not sure how to tell the difference. They seem chunky and very dry from the moment I picked it up from the store. It had me nervous, but the rocks definitely seem fake since they came up in chunks when I pulled on it. Are they supposed to even be there? I don't know of the benefit of having fake rocks covering the soil.

Luvbi wrote: the rocks definitely seem fake since they came up in chunks when I pulled on it

That confirms what I expected: they are glued there. This is NOT a technique used with bonsai, only with decorative plants that are sold as bonsai, like your plant.

Oh no, so it's not even a real bonsai, but was sold as if it was to fool the uneducated (such as myself)? :dry:

Luvbi wrote: Hello! I purchased this lovely bonsai from Lowes, which I didn't even know carried these!

Lowes doesn't carry 名媛直播 but they carry what you purchased . They have them at my Lowes too. There is nothing wrong returning it. These are just meant to be decorative and disposable. They use the name "名媛直播" to help sales because labeled "skinny young tree with fake rocks and moss" was not selling.

coltranem wrote:

Luvbi wrote: There is nothing wrong returning it.

I disagree. There is nothing wrong with what was bought. It was not in a closed box with a completely different picture on it. You got what you bought which is the thing most people consider a bonsai.

Its the thought that counts, you like 名媛直播, keep it let it grow and make your first experience with it. It could become a bonsai in time. Have fun