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title: "Hi all! I posted last night regarding my droopy begonia. I gave her a…"
description: "Hi all! I posted last night regarding my droopy begonia. I gave her a good water and let her drain overnight but she was still droopy. I staked the crap out of…"
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community: "Begonia Buddies"
author: "Terryn"
published: "2025-04-25T17:18:11.827327Z"
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# Hi all! I posted last night regarding my droopy begonia. I gave her a…

_Posted by Terryn on 2025-04-25_

Hi all! I posted last night regarding my droopy begonia. I gave her a good water and let her drain overnight but she was still droopy. I staked the crap out of her stems in leaves in the hope that this would help her out. I was just wondering if you can you over do it with staking?

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## 8 comments

### fuey commented on 2025-04-25

No as long as you’re not pulling too hard or breaking stems, you’re good

#### fuey replied on 2025-04-25

Could very well be transplant shock, a cold draft, low humidity, or shock from not having a watering schedule.  
Next time you repot, try using a chunkier soil mix with something like perlite, orchid bark, even LECA or a bit of cactus mix to allow more air flow than your typical all purpose soil.  
I know people on here use Mycorrhizae also to help with transplant shock, it is a beneficial fungus.  
Sorry if any of this was repeated on your last post, I didn’t read the comments, just what you initially wrote.☺️

#### Terryn replied on 2025-04-25

Thank you!! How long does it take a plant to recover from transplant shock?

#### fuey replied on 2025-04-25

It depends on the plant.  
My Cissus discolor unalived over half of its leaves and took 3 weeks to begin growing new ones. One of my alocasia’s fully unalived itself and I’m waiting to see if it regrows.  
And my monsteras, pothos, and aglonema’s have either not cared or bounced back in a couple days.

As long as you’re not seeing signs of root rot (yellowing stems near the base especially), just give it time and try not to overthink it 😅

#### Terryn replied on 2025-04-25

Okay!!!! Thanks for those tips bc I def start overthinking if it’s root rot after I repot so it’s good to know I’m not the only one LOL

### Jackye commented on 2025-04-26

My Lucerna Begonia looks a lot like yours and she took a while to start new plant from cuttings. I use a Velcro strap for plants to keep mine upright.

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#### Terryn replied on 2025-04-26

So you think she’s okay? Not droopy enough to worry?

#### Jackye replied on 2025-04-26

As long as she can breathe at the roots, then she’ll recover just fine

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