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title: "I stopped at Lowe's today and found this pitiful creature shoved into…"
description: "I stopped at Lowe's today and found this pitiful creature shoved into the back of a shelf, dying all alone. I couldn't leave her to suffer like that, so I…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/u3UkoSVyezwGs5c532XBvH"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Petals n pothos"
published: "2025-08-04T04:25:33.371311Z"
language: "en"
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# I stopped at Lowe's today and found this pitiful creature shoved into…

_Posted by Petals n pothos on 2025-08-04_

I stopped at Lowe's today and found this pitiful creature shoved into the back of a shelf, dying all alone.

I couldn't leave her to suffer like that, so I asked if they would discount and they gave her to me for $5, which I think the ceramic pot is worth.

Got her home and out of the soaking wet, completely compacted soil and into some chunky aroid mix, chopped off the dead and dying leaves (I left the one with the tear because it still looks decently healthy) and put her in a nice dappled spot in my window (away from everyone else just in case.)

Wish us luck!

(Oh! And she gave me a bunch of little corms as well!

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/i6aXzoxoBnTuyC6Sydns1gUT3KfJi0psaQeQnu_qUYk/XerjtwoUQ7yY6l5u-GCgNQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/i6aXzoxoBnTuyC6Sydns1gUT3KfJi0psaQeQnu_qUYk/mjd_pmB0QeO31hS_7rIs6g.webp?size=large)

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## 3 comments

### Gaileen Joy commented on 2025-08-04

It’s SO hard to see them suffering so much like that!! I HATE that. It’s like when I was a kid and we’d go visit the dog pound. Made me cry every dang time because I felt so sorry for all of them and couldn’t take them home. 😢  
Good on you for rescuing her! ❤️

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-08-04

Thank you for saving her!

### Queen Anne plant dad commented on 2025-08-04

Wow so fun! I want to find corms 🤭

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