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I think you're supposed to pinch them off, but they're just too pretty.

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[–] colourlessidea@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I heard if you don’t pinch them off then the plant slowly dies - is that true?

[–] thrawn21@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Oh dear, I just thought that they'd get leggy like basil, maybe I should pinch the flowers off...

[–] fallentides@lemmy.one 2 points 1 week ago

I’ve heard this as well

[–] callcc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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.