Those same visual aids are equally important to the consumer as well. Aside from the reasons mentioned above, here are some other ways that I use a plant tag. A picture is worth a thousand words. When I walk around a garden center with no particular plan in mind, the photos on the tags help with my decision-making. If the image is appealing to me, I buy the plant.
Shopping is made easier.
Unless I have an intricate question, I go about my shopping peacefully and privately. There are times when I cannot decide what I want to plant where, especially when it comes to creating color schemes. An artist I am not. So I gather up the tags of the plants I am considering and compare the colors from the pictures on the front of the tag. This helps me see how the colors go together.