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title: "I bought this Stapelia gigantea online and it arrived yesterday all…"
description: "I bought this Stapelia gigantea online and it arrived yesterday all wilted and sad. I thought a good drink would perk it up but no dice. A little time in the…"
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author: "drabbit4u"
published: "2025-09-13T19:07:52.119471Z"
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# I bought this Stapelia gigantea online and it arrived yesterday all…

_Posted by drabbit4u on 2025-09-13_

I bought this Stapelia gigantea online and it arrived yesterday all wilted and sad. I thought a good drink would perk it up but no dice. A little time in the sun didn’t help either and then I went to move it and one of the stalks just pulled out of the soil. It’s all root rotted! Is there anything I can do to save even part of this plant at this point? It looks better in the photo than it really is because the chair is supporting its droopy ass.

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## 7 comments

### Queen Anne plant dad commented on 2025-09-13

Oh sad... Well if you think it's that terrible... I would cut the stalks a good distance from the root. Let them callous for 24-48 hours... Then insert them into a very dry airy substrate maybe mostly pumice and only a little something else... See how they go... But if the rot is up in the stems it could be tough to turn around

### Queen Anne plant dad commented on 2025-09-13

But succulent can turn it around with rot if the problem is immediately eliminated. Definitely pull them from the wet soil. Not a second longer in that stuff. And I would cut for sure! Then after callousing put them in a dry blend!

### drabbit4u commented on 2025-09-13

Thank you for the advice!

### StapeliaSaidWhat commented on 2026-01-10

How did it go? Mine is 22 years old and nearly died 10 years ago from my own over watering! I brought her back from the brink from two small hail-Mary cuttings. Hope  
yours is making a comeback!

#### Queen Anne plant dad replied on 2026-01-10

I almost killed my new stapelia scitula but it's since bounced back and recently actually produced a little growth haha

### drabbit4u commented on 2026-01-13

I haven’t seen any new growth yet but it seems I’ve managed to stop the rot and I think it’ll make it.

### drabbit4u commented on 2026-01-13

Yours is beautiful, Stapelia! So jealous! 😜

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