thrawn@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoMy coleus is booming ♥️lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squarecolourlessidea@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI heard if you don’t pinch them off then the plant slowly dies - is that true?
minus-squarethrawn@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoOh dear, I just thought that they’d get leggy like basil, maybe I should pinch the flowers off…
minus-squarecallcc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoJust take a cutting before letting it bloom. They make roots super quickly in water. That being said, I have no idea if they die off after blooming. According to Wikipedia they are perennials though.
I heard if you don’t pinch them off then the plant slowly dies - is that true?
Oh dear, I just thought that they’d get leggy like basil, maybe I should pinch the flowers off…
I’ve heard this as well
Just take a cutting before letting it bloom. They make roots super quickly in water.
That being said, I have no idea if they die off after blooming. According to Wikipedia they are perennials though.