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HELP!! Im a terrible gardener. Can this plant be revived?

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SummerSwimmers · 05/08/2025 18:42

It’s a Pink Elle, if that makes any difference? πŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆ

HELP!! Im a terrible gardener. Can this plant be revived?
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SummerSwimmers · 05/08/2025 18:43

Please excuse all the weeds in the background. We recently moved and I don’t know where to start!!

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sesquipedalian · 05/08/2025 18:46

OP, I have no idea, but in one occasion my ex burned down our greenhouse (eye roll) and I assumed all the plants were doomed, but in fact, most of them grew back the following spring - so I’d keep it and let it take its chance. Just do whatever you normally do with it. The worst that can happen is you have a dead plant for seven or eight months.

SummerSwimmers · 05/08/2025 18:48

I literally bought it a month ago, repotted it and it died very quickly. Granted, we went away for a weekend when it was hot, and it didn’t get watered, but I thought it would survive that. πŸ™ˆ

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Sue763 · 05/08/2025 18:50

Sorry OP, that looks completely dead to me. I don't grow anything in pots as they dry out so quickly.

Olderbutt · 05/08/2025 18:54

Snap one of the stems. If it's completely dry and brittle Im afraid it's too late to revive it. If it's a bit bendy and there is evidence of green inside the stem. Chop it back a bit, keep well watered, give it some high nitrogen plant food and see what happens!

APurpleSquirrel · 05/08/2025 18:54

Cut one of the stems near the base & see what it’s like inside. If it’s green, it’s alive, cut off the dead bits, give it a water, put it in the shade (or at least out of direct, harsh sun) & see what happens. If it’s brown/dry inside it’s dead.

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