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title: "My poor prayer plant didn’t get enough water while I was gone, I…"
description: "My poor prayer plant didn’t get enough water while I was gone, I guess the automatic water didn’t work well for this one. It’s really wilted and the leaves are…"
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community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Maddy"
published: "2026-01-12T05:14:12.124335Z"
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# My poor prayer plant didn’t get enough water while I was gone, I…

_Posted by Maddy on 2026-01-12_

My poor prayer plant didn’t get enough water while I was gone, I guess the automatic water didn’t work well for this one. It’s really wilted and the leaves are curled up but not crunchy. Is there any tips to help revive? Any hope?

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## 5 comments

### Melody commented on 2026-01-12

If you haven’t already water your plant immediately. I think a few of the leaves will pop back up in no time :)

#### Maddy replied on 2026-01-12

I have, I’m trying to water it whenever the soil is dry. It’s been a week 😥

### Buffy commented on 2026-01-12

This happened to me. I chopped off the leggy growth and increased humidity. I would check to make sure there is no root rot myself since you had a self-watering pot. The soil may have stayed too wet. There is hope! I had a goner, too!

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2026-01-12

Awww poor thing. I'm sorry...

### Sl commented on 2026-01-17

Oh no!! 😥

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