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title: "This is a very large potted penta. Todsy i noticed these tiny black…"
description: "This is a very large potted penta. Todsy i noticed these tiny black specks, for lack of a better word. Should i be concerned or could this be a seed? Thank…"
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# This is a very large potted penta. Todsy i noticed these tiny black…

_Nichole님이 2023-07-18에 게시함_

This is a very large potted penta. Todsy i noticed these tiny black specks, for lack of a better word. Should i be concerned or could this be a seed? Thank you!!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vbUPTGmx0yVOtw2W2y0vO7KhSxhnwsIKvuWgrNREvqI/6ea109afec564281938296b8e56cd743.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### kenna \<3님이 2023-07-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

they just look like spent flowers to me! but i’m not too knowledgeable on pests

#### Nichole님이 2023-07-18에 답변했습니다.

I thought so too but 2 of those pictures are brand new buds. That is what concerns me most. I’m afraid they are aphids but i’m not seeing anything under the leaves, no sign of ants etc

### Rhonda님이 2023-07-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I was thinking that they’re spent flowers too. Is it possible that even in one flower bunch the petals open at different times. Some flowers do this. If this is the case then the petals that are open in this picture will do the same thing, maybe tomorrow or soon, while new ones on the same bunch open—but never all of them at once. This might be an advantage for the plant to make sure it gets pollinated and allocates its energy in the way it can best manage.

### Rhonda님이 2023-07-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

If you want to check for bugs you can shake it over a piece of paper and see if black things move. Or dunk a flower bunch in a glass of water and see if any bugs were flushed into it

#### Nichole님이 2023-07-19에 답변했습니다.

I will definitely try both of these things you mentioned. While just looking at them the black specks do not appear to be moving at all. I just looked at them and did notice 3 black ants on the flower area. I looked under leaves again today and do not see any signs of aphids or any other bug. Also do not see any other the sticky substance they usually leave behind.

#### Rhonda님이 2023-07-19에 답변했습니다.

There are some plants that benefit from ants believe it or not. Don’t know about Penta, but I’ve read that peonies need ants to flower

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