I cannot speak for Bunnings, of course, but in the case of some larger retail stores here, out-of-bloom phals are picked up by the distributor and trashed or composted (mostly the former).
From a labor/cost/space utilization perspective, it makes more sense (and money) to import>wholesale>retrieve>dispose, than to import>wholesale>retrieve>grow on for 9-12 and months and respike>resell.
Don’t forget that the plants are imported from Taiwan for around $1 each, and wholesaled for $5. No greenhouse needed - nor the associated construction costs, labor costs, water, fertilizer, pesticides, heating or cooling, or repotting.
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