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title: "This may be an obvious question, but can I save her? I’ve heard that…"
description: "This may be an obvious question, but can I save her? I’ve heard that sometimes when they die they’ll bounce back. Died after I repotted, she looks pretty gone…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/bfMn6C7UuRPGnaVP6SwAgF"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Lilli 🦖"
published: "2025-03-17T02:23:55.751023Z"
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# This may be an obvious question, but can I save her? I’ve heard that…

_Posted by Lilli 🦖 on 2025-03-17_

This may be an obvious question, but can I save her? I’ve heard that sometimes when they die they’ll bounce back. Died after I repotted, she looks pretty gone to me though :(

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## 3 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-03-17

If the corm section is still alive, yes. Not possible to tell from a picture, or even looking at it sometimes. If you squeeze it softly and it's mushy, no. If it's firm then possibly. I'd pull the leaf off and strip back any dead roots. Then put it in moist perlite or fluval.

#### Lilli 🦖 replied on 2025-03-17

thank you!

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-03-17

I've had a few alocasia die back and go dormant. And I keep watering out of salty spite! And more than a few have come back 😆 usually around spring time when it heats up and the light gets brighter.

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