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title: "She was doing well and has taken a nose dive in the last 6 weeks. I…"
description: "She was doing well and has taken a nose dive in the last 6 weeks. I check before watering. Under a grow light. Away from drafts. Help please."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/0Wkb6FB05A4fSlgWOOBwEt"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Mysti M"
published: "2026-02-16T17:51:19.072687Z"
language: "en"
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# She was doing well and has taken a nose dive in the last 6 weeks. I…

_Posted by Mysti M on 2026-02-16_

She was doing well and has taken a nose dive in the last 6 weeks. I check before watering. Under a grow light. Away from drafts.

Help please.

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## 2 comments

### Tracy Lee commented on 2026-02-17

The soil doesn’t look good. I would recommend pulling her out to check the roots and repot her in chunky airy soil. Remove any dead black or smelly roots and remove all the damaged leaves. You may end up with just a node with a few roots out with proper care she will bounce back.  
I have noticed my princess isn’t crazy about super high light. Make sure your grow light isn’t too close.  
Keep us posted! 💚💚

### Aubre commented on 2026-02-22

Maybe fertilizer. Sometimes I have soil so chunky that the liquid fertilizer doesn’t absorb into the substrate so roots can grab it. I switched to slow release and that helped

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