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title: "omg my african mask has its first bloom 🫀 what do i do???? i’m so…"
description: "omg my african mask has its first bloom 🫀 what do i do???? i’m so excited😭"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Nqa1F56FTieeXKftbWX13A"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Kimtrovert"
published: "2024-06-21T23:26:26.203271Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cy576em49Rlp_f1hpbBijO3l8jEcPlJHy-nKWd2kJYI/8Z8kCluvRnmB0HZMypeZvw.webp?size=large"
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# omg my african mask has its first bloom 🫀 what do i do???? i’m so…

_Posted by Kimtrovert on 2024-06-21_

omg my african mask has its first bloom 🫀 what do i do???? i’m so excited😭

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cy576em49Rlp_f1hpbBijO3l8jEcPlJHy-nKWd2kJYI/8Z8kCluvRnmB0HZMypeZvw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cy576em49Rlp_f1hpbBijO3l8jEcPlJHy-nKWd2kJYI/LYgNXdOQTdOPxt0k1B04uQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cy576em49Rlp_f1hpbBijO3l8jEcPlJHy-nKWd2kJYI/pvHpymw7RKy8yleQvjqmJw.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-22

Happy plant! 🌱

### Bella56 commented on 2024-06-22

Chop it ✂️ or wait till it dies

#### Kimtrovert replied on 2024-06-22

dyou chop it cause it steals energy from the leaves,??

#### Bella56 replied on 2024-06-23

It does! I left the flowers on my maharani just to see what would happen and 3/4 leaves fell off.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/REaHec0TEqGlOjpE-cMRrzjjMe5jAq4cZI80tNVeqxk/DQmHNU8zRIOK1PA3hnIcIQ.webp?size=large)

#### Kimtrovert replied on 2024-06-23

ooh nooo okay copy!

### Debbie commented on 2024-06-22

Wait until the bloom dies before cutting.

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