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title: "PLEASE HELP! My peacock begonia seems to be dying and no matter what…"
description: "PLEASE HELP! My peacock begonia seems to be dying and no matter what I do her leaves won’t perk back up! Only one stem/leaf is still up right, and one of the…"
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community: "Begonia Buddies"
author: "Juniper"
published: "2024-07-14T14:51:23.80822Z"
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# PLEASE HELP! My peacock begonia seems to be dying and no matter what…

_Posted by Juniper on 2024-07-14_

PLEASE HELP! My peacock begonia seems to be dying and no matter what I do her leaves won’t perk back up! Only one stem/leaf is still up right, and one of the leaves has almost completely withered away. I’ll add on a before and after from when I first got her to today.

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## 10 comments

### Sen commented on 2024-07-14

Change of environment, shock just cool it. Be patient watch your watering 🙏

#### Juniper replied on 2024-07-14

I got her on June 20th, would she still be in shock? At one point she was standing tall, and then one day her leaves drooped and never perked back up

#### Juniper replied on 2024-07-14

I’ve been trying to let her dry out between watering

### Sen commented on 2024-07-14

Gently remove the plant from the pot. Check roots for rot(discolored roots).

#### Juniper replied on 2024-07-14

I’ll try that and pray that it fixes her!

#### Sen replied on 2024-07-14

If rootball still wet, repo in clay pot same size and hopefully it will restart🙏

### Jae commented on 2024-07-14

Tuberous begonias are always drama queens and overplay any stress in their environment 🤦‍♀️ mine have scared me so many times, only to bounce right back with gentle care. I hope this helps, try giving more sunlight and she should perk back up in no time

#### Juniper replied on 2024-07-14

I have this one and a red Rex begonia and they both seem to be dramatic 😂  
So I don’t have a spot in my house that can offer them bright indirect sunlight. I have my red Rex outside in shade, and I brought the peacock back inside to sit beside some others I have in an east facing window. I decided to cut off the drooping stems and water propagate them. I hope they pull through 🤞

#### Jae replied on 2024-07-14

I hope so too! Good luck!

#### Juniper replied on 2024-07-14

Thank you!

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