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title: "I picked up this new friend yesterday. It’s root bound and growing…"
description: "I picked up this new friend yesterday. It’s root bound and growing through the drainage holes in its nursery pot, so I plan to repot next week. It doesn’t…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/wnLckhKEdc8BljCemECETb"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Kelly"
published: "2025-02-23T04:52:11.737423Z"
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# I picked up this new friend yesterday. It’s root bound and growing…

_Posted by Kelly on 2025-02-23_

I picked up this new friend yesterday. It’s root bound and growing through the drainage holes in its nursery pot, so I plan to repot next week.

It doesn’t necessarily look sick but I think it’s unhappy. :(  
Any tips or advice is very welcome!

Also - Is this a Selloum/Thaumatophyllum?

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## 1 comment

### a-planta-mama commented on 2025-02-23

An alternative to repotting during winter would be to trim the root outgrowth and repot it with some of the soil from the parent plant.

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