My coleus is booming ♥️ (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by thrawn21@lemmy.world to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

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I think you're supposed to pinch them off, but they're just too pretty.

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[-] colourlessidea@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

I heard if you don’t pinch them off then the plant slowly dies - is that true?

[-] thrawn21@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh dear, I just thought that they'd get leggy like basil, maybe I should pinch the flowers off...

[-] fallentides@lemmy.one 2 points 2 weeks ago

I’ve heard this as well

[-] callcc@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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.

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