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Cigar plant bloom pruning

lionsfan
14 years ago

I was looking at it this morning and it seems that many blooms are mostly shut. Do they open more over time or should I trim off the ends a tad? I believe it is the Cuphea ignea variety. (Hope i spelled that right)

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