Remove cinnamon on roots
 

Any suggestions to removing powdered cinnamon I sprinkled in the roots

Sink, water... rinse.. repeat if necessary.
What kind of plant?

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I did just that its a phal in bloom

I put cinnamon on live roots accidentally damaged in repotting. Was I supposed to wash it off?

I read it may stop root growth

Yes, should it be washed off?!? If so, that's news for this beginner. I've always just sprinkled and moved on. Would be great to get a bit of advice on this one. :)

I have always washed it off because I have heard that it can desiccate the roots.

So how does it do any good, if you put it on, then wash it right off? Truly, I don't understand. :(

The drying effect of cinnamon on orchid roots often kills them. There are many mentions of this on the internet on what look like legitimate orchid sites. In my own experience, I put cinnamon on the roots of an orchid that was only slightly bad, and the roots turned dark brown, but the middle area did not die. It took nearly a half a year to get any branching roots or new roots. In my reading, orchids in the right situation will totally regenerate new roots even if they are all cut off. Having a few broken roots is no big deal. I have read also that lysterine may be a better fungal spray than cinnamon. Cinnamon is good for quickly drying cut leaves (for instance if you need to cut off a bad spot) or the nub of a flower spike.

Plants have their own enzymes that they use to create a scab-- just like humans have a scab if they get a cut. I'd let the plant take care of itself.