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title: "George update! He’s grown his first full leaf back! Wanted to share…"
description: "George update! He’s grown his first full leaf back! Wanted to share the miraculous recovery of my “problem child”, my Hosta fortunei, George. He had a horrible…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/BEnU0yZsTaKyAQQ9DTioVw"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Adrian"
published: "2024-07-19T21:27:59.726136Z"
language: "en"
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# George update! He’s grown his first full leaf back! Wanted to share…

_Posted by Adrian on 2024-07-19_

George update! He’s grown his first full leaf back!

Wanted to share the miraculous recovery of my “problem child”, my Hosta fortunei, George. He had a horrible case of anthracnose, arrived with slugs and isopods in the plant killing Miracle Grow soil that started rotting his roots, then got LAUNCHED clear across my deck from a storm two days after repotting him for the third time since I got him in May, chucked so hard he got tossed clear out of his pot and I found him hanging off the edge of my deck, completely reduced to his roots.

FOUR repots and the very sad process of chopping all his leaves off, treating the fungal infection, and a SOAKING in hydrogen peroxide and water later, he lives! This is my PSA to anyone else with a “problem child”. If you don’t give up on them, they might not give up on you. 😊

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## 4 comments

### Bee commented on 2024-07-19

That’s so awesome!!! Good job on reviving him, I know how hard that can be

#### Adrian replied on 2024-07-19

Thank you! I really thought I might lose him after the storm tossed him and reduced him to his roots all over again, but he’s a resilient little one! I hope he brings good luck to anyone else in this group that’s struggling with a plant 😊

### Alyssa commented on 2024-07-20

Yay! Resilient little George, what a trooper going through all that, and so much patience from you too!

### Kirsten commented on 2024-07-20

Aw what a recovery story! Way to not give up on him 💪 Go George!👏

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