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title: "Are these worth keeping or is the smell terrible enough to warrant…"
description: "Are these worth keeping or is the smell terrible enough to warrant cutting them?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/ItDWH6LhSrur11xZ3inTKw/HiaaApkvZ0bxOOA5HqzoM3"
community: "The Blooming Brigade"
author: "Nikiller"
published: "2026-08-18T19:34:07.449439Z"
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# Are these worth keeping or is the smell terrible enough to warrant…

_Posted by Nikiller on 2026-08-18_

Are these worth keeping or is the smell terrible enough to warrant cutting them?

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## 5 comments

### Brianna commented on 2026-08-18

When this plant flowers, it is mature and reaching the end of its life cycle. Flowering also takes a lot of energy from the plant- this is why many plant people cut off flowers from their indoor plants... so the plant puts more energy back into the foliage. But for this purple passion plant, it may be close to declining. Mine did the same thing, unfortunately.

#### Nikiller replied on 2026-08-18

I didn’t know they die after flowering, kinda dramatic for such a plant but okay pop off. It started stinking awful already without the blooms opening so I cut the top off. We shall see if that stops it from declining

### Brianna commented on 2026-08-18

Hopefully that helps keep it around longer for you and also helps eliminate the smell!

### Brianna commented on 2026-08-18

I also just noticed the pot 😅 I like it! 💀

#### Nikiller replied on 2026-08-19

Thanks, I had to drill in some real drainage holes, the “drainage hole” it had when I bought it was a joke

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