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title: "Soooo 😬 Any direct experience on whether this will destroy the…"
description: "Soooo 😬 Any direct experience on whether this will destroy the paint? I’ve seen mixed reports"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/PQvnJnzmcApwk65XxPFoER"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "K"
published: "2025-02-22T04:37:31.849135Z"
language: "en"
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# Soooo 😬 Any direct experience on whether this will destroy the…

_Posted by K on 2025-02-22_

Soooo 😬 Any direct experience on whether this will destroy the paint? I’ve seen mixed reports

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## 4 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-02-22

It usually lifts the paint or leaves plant material where the roots are attached.

### Bebe🌵🤍 commented on 2025-02-22

It could affect the paint but you can get a climbing moss pole or stake! I loved mine! I thought it was an easy plant—cared for it like a Pothos and it grew like crazy until it got sucked into a pest war and I lost her💔

### Autumn commented on 2025-02-23

i haven’t had any paint problems and iv been doing houseplants since i was a child. 👀

### Bay Area Plant Mom commented on 2025-02-23

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/HnXNf-2xPKFrc8ObLyU9UHa28i-zk-ssTB2pkAI2NSg/4rmGmIyhQn6xJSuPeR7maA.webp?size=large)

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