Marianne's Response

Money pant question

Hi, just bought this money pant today and when we got home we noticed this part is turning white. Does this mean it’s dying? Can we snip that part off, or will it cause further damage/not be worth it?

Thanks for any help!

Posted by Jon Steel on January 31, 2021

Marianne's Response

No worries. The white part is just dead wood above where the new growth started after a pruning. You can carefully snip it off but don't cut into the new green wood below or just leave it. Lesson to be learned from this image you sent. When you prune try to cut just above a joint or node so when plant resprouts there will be no dead wood stubs. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti