Thought I would try these interesting plants...so have one, it does dry just as they say, into a ball. It does NOT open wide like suggested, just opens a bit, maybe til it is almost 2 inches wide. It also grows white mold on it when it is open, which concerns me. How can I kill the mold on this, so that it hopefully will do better for me? It never gets green either, stays a brown color with a hint of green when open...