houseplants·Houseplantsbythrawn My coleus is booming ♥️I think you're supposed to pinch them off, but they're just too pretty.View original on lemmy.world58Comments4
ccolourlessidea sopuli.xyz3Hide 3 repliesI heard if you don’t pinch them off then the plant slowly dies - is that true?3
thrawn replylemmy.worldOh dear, I just thought that they'd get leggy like basil, maybe I should pinch the flowers off...2
ccallcc replylemmy.worldJust take a cutting before letting it bloom. They make roots super quickly in water. That being said, I have no idea if they die off after blooming. According to Wikipedia they are perennials though.2
I heard if you don’t pinch them off then the plant slowly dies - is that true?
Oh dear, I just thought that they'd get leggy like basil, maybe I should pinch the flowers off...
I’ve heard this as well
Just take a cutting before letting it bloom. They make roots super quickly in water.
That being said, I have no idea if they die off after blooming. According to Wikipedia they are perennials though.