Hi guys! My polkadot plant is soooo stunning and shes starting to flower which I think is gorgeous but Google suggest pinching off the flowers to keep my plant alive, I don’t know how well I trust Google over the communities word soooo.. should I prune my planet to keep it bushy or should I enjoy the flowers a little longer and cut later?? I’m thinking about propagating it, but I’ve never had a polkadot plant before, any tips?
I don’t know about polka dot plants specifically, but the reasoning for pruning flowers on houseplants is that doing so is meant to help the plant redirect more energy into growing leaves, whereas with a flower it will redirect more energy into that. It’s not that there’s anything wrong necessarily with having a flower; it just depends on what you want the plant to do. If you’re enjoying the flowers, I think you can absolutely leave them and prune it later!
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They go into dormancy after flowering, and general pruning would encourage a fuller plant.
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prune! the more blooms it has, the leggier it gets. these plants are such divas so it’s best to get ahead of it!
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Yes, it may also require additional lighting.
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