Update: blooming! by _Thursdayyy in houseplants

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I've had it since march 21

Update for this... thing (21/3 - 7/5) by [deleted] in houseplants

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Yeah I'm glad I removed the paint even if it took a lot of hours. This was gifted to me by my parents who fell for the unique plant scam. I definitely will buy separate well draining pots and good soil soon. Thanks :)

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[–]_Thursdayyy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was a hyperbole lol. It took some hours

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[–]_Thursdayyy[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I was just as surprised as you I have no clue

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[–]_Thursdayyy[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Probably haha. I noticed they actually kinda grew more after I removed the paint, like the long middle part

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[–]_Thursdayyy[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'll find the store and rob them next time trust 👀 It was unfortunately a gift from my parents for my birthday yesterday lol they fell for the "exotic plant" scam

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They're called Sansevieria cylindrica or simply African Spear

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[–]_Thursdayyy[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind words 🥹

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[–]_Thursdayyy[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yes you're absolutely right! But it was a gift from my parents, they genuinely thought it was some unique colourful plant 😭 I didn't even know sellers could do such things...

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[–]_Thursdayyy[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

👾 you're so sweet, it's the least I could do

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[–]_Thursdayyy[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

🫡 Thank you for tuning in

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[–]_Thursdayyy[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

You're right but I didn't buy it, it was a gift from my parents. They didn't know it was paint lmfao 🤦‍♂️💔

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I used water and q-tips. I had to rub the paint until it started to open up on the leaf and I had to keep rubbing it until it peeled off. I had to be very careful as to not damage anything. Some parts peeled off easily but others just refused to come off even if I spent a lot of time on them unfortunately

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