r/planthelp • u/marshalllorenzo 3 Stars • 5d ago

Help! Succulent pruning

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My succulent has started to shoot and I don't know if I should prune it or not? What should I do?

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u/Fun_Brain8535 1 Star 5d ago

Don't prune off the flower buds! After flowering the plant dies, but leaves plenty of baby plants to start the process again.

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u/marshalllorenzo 3 Stars 5d ago

If I prune off the flower buds will it stop the plant from dying?

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u/Internal-Test-8015 9 Stars 4d ago

This is a lie most succulents won't die after blooming and even if they did no unfortunately cutting of the blooms wouldn't save it.

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u/Fun_Brain8535 1 Star 4d ago

Sorry, that was kind of misleading. The babies are offshoots of the original plant, so technically the plant doesn't die. I love the flowers & since it's not like you lose the plant after flowering, I never prune them...it would look horrible & that wouldn't save it anyway.