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title: "does anyone have any idea what this is? my boyfriend got it for me…"
description: "does anyone have any idea what this is? my boyfriend got it for me for my birthday, but I never got a good identification result. I know it’s some kind of…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/2OB1JXZXRQeo4spB0EojrA/sS4W-vP3SK-89vhWhCHHXQ"
community: "Plant Identification"
author: "lilly"
published: "2024-05-02T21:52:21.930623Z"
language: "en"
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# does anyone have any idea what this is? my boyfriend got it for me…

_Posted by lilly on 2024-05-02_

does anyone have any idea what this is? my boyfriend got it for me for my birthday, but I never got a good identification result. I know it’s some kind of Bonsai, just don’t know what.

One day it looked great and the next it looked miserable. I watered it every 3 days, and I just started putting a nutrient solution in it to try and revive it. I also repotted it, I just didn’t get a chance to change the dirt. Is it reviveable? It’s going to live outside until the temperature drops again.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/k_3pRyJMHgnKQOiPebRIHcpMZGSYWnwDB1Lq9nfycK4/abpyuP8qS5G3PbwDltIX_w.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/k_3pRyJMHgnKQOiPebRIHcpMZGSYWnwDB1Lq9nfycK4/tYIq_b1JRkecmVsso6b_cw.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Succulent❤️Mama commented on 2024-05-02

I ran this close up of your photo and planta said common Myrtle. I don’t know if that helps at all. Can he ask where he bought it for identification?🤔

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/y_krRxbnOnIl47_tU3sBzisysToGsAt6Bpht3PD4Szw/pNMgdbrZTbWL84SNYyJ17A.webp?size=large)

### Catnip commented on 2024-05-02

\*Unless you’re certain that this is a nutrient issue, it’s generally good to hold off on fertilizer/adding nutrients when a plant fades quick like this. If the roots are ill or damaged, then they will have trouble taking up the nutrients and it could burn them instead

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