Prayer plant blooming. Leave flowers or chop off?

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emilyrasmus Portland, OR(Zone 8b) Nov 28, 2004

I have a really nice prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura) that's just started blooming--little white flowers. Should I just go ahead and let it bloom or snip off the flowers?

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Eclipse Norwalk, IA(Zone 5b) Nov 28, 2004

It doesn't hurt the plant to leave them on..up to you. :-)

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JRush Guilford, CT(Zone 7a) Nov 28, 2004

I cut the spent flowers off- it seems to promote more leaves. They aren't very showy, & I prefer the beauty of the leaves...
Julie

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emilyrasmus Portland, OR(Zone 8b) Nov 28, 2004

Thank you, Julie. I will snip those tiny things off. The leaves are very nice. I'm amazed at how quickly these plants grow. I've only had it for about 3 months and it's tripled in size.

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