Why We Kill So Many Houseplants, But Spend Billions On Them Anyway | Big Business

Houseplants are all the rage. But as Americans buy more plants, and producers scale up to meet demand, more plants are dying. About 40% of plants perish in the supply chain, and another 35% die in customers’ homes. So what are plant producers and influencers doing about it? We went to one of America’s largest plant farms to find out. MORE BIG BUSINESS VIDEOS: Why Kombucha Makers Spend Millions to Make the Drink Less Boozy | Big Business Why Fake Saffron Trafficking Is Destroying The ’Red Gold’ Industry | Big Business How This Village Makes 50,000 Incense Sticks A Day For Lunar New Year | Big Business ------------------------------------------------------ #Plants #HousePlants #BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit us at: https://www.