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title: "This is a “pup” that I got from the parent plant about a month ago,…"
description: "This is a “pup” that I got from the parent plant about a month ago, but it hasn’t been growing and has been drooping, and while there appears to be new growth…"
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community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Ezi"
published: "2024-05-09T05:14:34.130031Z"
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# This is a “pup” that I got from the parent plant about a month ago,…

_Posted by Ezi on 2024-05-09_

This is a “pup” that I got from the parent plant about a month ago, but it hasn’t been growing and has been drooping, and while there appears to be new growth it seems like the plant is at a hault. I don’t know if it’s because the plant is sleeping or—-according to the moisture meter, the pot is wet. Is the plant “sleeping” or does it have too much water or both.

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## 10 comments

### Jae commented on 2024-05-09

It looks overwatered and like it's developed root rot, see how stable it is in the pot to see if salvageable 🤞

#### Jae replied on 2024-05-09

Not sure what you mean by "sleeping" but this much damage isn't typically caused by transplant shock that I've seen

#### Ezi replied on 2024-05-09

YIKES! How can I treat the root rot?

#### Jae replied on 2024-05-09

Definitely repot and keep the soil more dry. While transplanting, clip and dark, wet looking rootd and soak with 1/1 water/ hydrogen peroxide for about 20 minutes. Definitely keep the soil more dry and keep fingers crossed that it perks up in a few days. Also try adding some perlite/ vermiculite to keep the soil light weightwise to allow the baby roots to breathe

#### Jae replied on 2024-05-09

Alot of people start pups in perlite and sphagnum moss for that purpose until the roots get strong

#### Ezi replied on 2024-05-09

Damn…that’s some good advice. Thank you😭🙂 I don’t want it to die COMPLETELY🥲

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### Bella56 commented on 2024-05-09

The pot looks too wide and deep for such a small plant. Try propagating it in water or transferring to a 3/4 inch pot.

#### Ezi replied on 2024-05-09

Thank you! It was one of the few pots I had so I used what I had.

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