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title: "Is it too late for my pink princess? What is this fungus and can I…"
description: "Is it too late for my pink princess? What is this fungus and can I get rid of it? She was fine until I moved her to another room. Could it be the pot? Soil? Or…"
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author: "Lala"
published: "2024-12-17T01:15:56.902351Z"
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# Is it too late for my pink princess? What is this fungus and can I…

_Posted by Lala on 2024-12-17_

Is it too late for my pink princess? What is this fungus and can I get rid of it? She was fine until I moved her to another room. Could it be the pot? Soil? Or location? I water once a week or if she’s dry

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## 7 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-17

That looks like mold. I would dig it up and check the roots. It needs a chunky soil. Ypu can also douse the roots with 1:3 peroxide to kill and mold or fungus

#### Macy replied on 2024-12-26

Same thing happened to my plant! Couldn’t safe 😢 died!

### Kades commented on 2024-12-17

Is this a scrunchy or the growth in question 😅

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#### Ezzeldin Yaqoub replied on 2024-12-17

100% the growth in question it is called scrunchos fungalus.

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-17

I just saw the white 😆 🤣

#### Kades replied on 2024-12-17

I literally have no idea what it is but if it is a growth I’d propagate the healthy stuff like sunny said

### Sunny commented on 2024-12-17

Clean up all the dead bits. They are feeding the fungus and can attract pests that live off decay like fungus gnats.

Follow Wolfen’s advice to change out the soil and disinfectant. It will need good lighting, regular fertilizer and proper watering to help it recover. You may have to propagate the best parts if it doesn’t recover.🍀🪴

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