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title: "My caladium is “flowering” 🥺 I didn’t even know they did that.…"
description: "My caladium is “flowering” 🥺 I didn’t even know they did that. Everywhere I’ve read says I should cut it off to get bigger foliage. Any thoughts? I feel bad…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/Ag7XNPYuzdWWwI1FStUCEN"
community: "Show your plants"
author: "Tay"
published: "2026-08-16T13:03:31.904943Z"
language: "en"
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# My caladium is “flowering” 🥺 I didn’t even know they did that.…

_Posted by Tay on 2026-08-16_

My caladium is “flowering” 🥺 I didn’t even know they did that. Everywhere I’ve read says I should cut it off to get bigger foliage. Any thoughts? I feel bad beheading something she worked so hard on 👀

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## 3 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-08-16

yours looks to be big and healthy. flowers are indeed huge energy suckers but if your plant's health isn't declining it's a personal choice. yours is ok to keep flowering methinks. also since it's already bloomed most of the energy it's going to drain has already been taken, ideally you nip flower buds off long before they open, you're not saving much by cutting it off now lol

### SuccySuccy commented on 2026-08-16

Leave it be and enjoy the fruits of her labor 😍

### Tay commented on 2026-08-17

Thank you! Like Madonna said she’s keeping her baby!

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