Ex roommate and I left on cordial but no longer best friend terms. I noticed there was water next to my plant and couldn’t figure out where it was coming from. Then noticed my plant was cut and she apparently took it upon herself to gift herself part of my plant. I received these as a gift and have loved watching them grow, waiting to take my OWN clipping to make it a fuller plant. Is it growing okay? Will it continue to grow from the cut? These are the first I’ve ever had and just not sure. Also am I overreacting for being SO annoyed that she cut it behind my back?
by laureldays
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They will definitely continue to grow just fine, but with how much I love my plants, personally I’d crash out. So I think you being annoyed is justified. Even if it is “just a plant” and it’ll grow back “perfectly fine”, boundaries exist (even small ones) and I would feel as if she crossed one especially with you saying these hold sentimental value. Pothos are quite common and inexpensive. She could have just got one for herself without taking from you. Not cool in my opinion. Not something to hold a grudge over, but I would still make sure you aren’t invalidating your emotions.
Yeah wtf that is super rude. It will continue to grow, from the node below. Don’t worry. But your roommates definitely slowed the process by doing that.
Golden pothos can be bought for pretty cheap depending on location so she could really have gotten her own instead of chopping your sentimental plant…
Good luck with the plants, I’m sure they will grow lush with a little love and light
I’d be pissed too, but they’ll be alright… they will grow another node from that cut piece and continue to grow!
SAME thing happened with my house cleaner. It was my longest stem and it never grew back from that vine again. It hurts everytime I see it because I was so proud of it’s growth and now it’s such a blunt cut.
Just think of it as the new growth after you left your old space and growth for new people and spaces eventually all that old that grew in her space with you guys will all die then this new growth is only physically attached from what she cut but some completely new growth for you to love that was grown fresh away from her the monster why cut your plant idc if it grows back it’s disrespectful asf
Thank you for the validation guys. I told my mom and sister (not plant people) and they just kinda looked at me like oh…😏 but it’s been rocky few months for me and the new leaves and caring for them have been bright spots in my days. I’m bummed and nervous to hear it’ll slow it down but like the idea of new growth in a new place/fresh start. I’ll be keeping that in mind while patiently waiting 🥹
That’s property damage. It doesn’t matter that it’ll regrow.
Personally, that would pretty much definitely be the end of my friendship with her, and frankly I’d be petty and file a police report so they had to go scare her into not cutting up other people’s property without permission.
It’ll be fine, unlike your friendship.
Lack of courtesy.
I would be furious. I had to cut mine from the vine once and not only did it grow back even nicer, but a few that I trimmed near the root have regrown/started their own vines? I preferred it with one vine, but anyway – my comment is to say it will grow back with continued care.
My first pothos that i speak of belonged to an old friend of mine, so the growth is very special to me
Why can’t people just ask???
You can still take clipping by the way 🙂 each node with a leaf can make a new little plant!
Prop-theft is still stealing and you will be kicked out is a sign in my local garden center
“Proplifters” are so entitled and self-congratulatory about being a shitty person. They think their love of plants is virtuous enough to just straight-up steal.
I had an ex roommate do something similar. Over and over again. I moved the plant to my room and locked the door.
I’d be pissed at the principle of it. You don’t just take things …. It’s like if I were to wander into my neighbour’s garden and help myself to their vegetables. It doesn’t matter that more will grow… *those* weren’t mine to take.
That said, you plant looks healthy and happy and she at least cut it properly – it’ll recover that lost growth in no time.