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anahareo
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Hello everyone! A new member and have a Question about my polka dot plant.My polka dot plant has a few small purple flowers on it and I was wondering what to do with them.Do I leave them on or do I pinch them off? [scaredy] [scaredy]
Plants: 1 | From: Lethbridge,Alberta,Canada | Registered: Nov 2005  |  Seeded: 161.184.25.211
obywan59
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I did a little looking around, and it doesn't seem that the blossoms are a problem, so it's probably a waste of time to try pinching them off.

Here's a link to a page with care tips for polka dot plants:

http://www.ufgca.com/caretips/polkadotplant.html

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Terry

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Plants: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Seeded: 207.69.139.8
tkhooper
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I can't get them to live more than a day or two when I get them home. Good luck with yours.

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Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005  |  Seeded: 4.249.75.140
   

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