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title: "When I got this plant, the person at the greenhouse told me that hers…"
description: "When I got this plant, the person at the greenhouse told me that hers started to turn brown because she forgot to water it for 2 days. I took her seriously and…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/D7B0rnYwf0L2OUWIlKj2uC"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Jessica"
published: "2025-09-08T15:58:30.557135Z"
language: "en"
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# When I got this plant, the person at the greenhouse told me that hers…

_Posted by Jessica on 2025-09-08_

When I got this plant, the person at the greenhouse told me that hers started to turn brown because she forgot to water it for 2 days. I took her seriously and made sure it didn't dry out. In hindsight, I repotted it in soil that was too compact and too moist for 2 days. The plant looked like it started melting, the leaves started to open very wide and look like they were about to fall off the stem. I grabbed it out of the pot by the root ball, and put it in a larger terracotta and let it dry out almost all the way before I put it in well draining soil and watered it.  
My question is, how can I make it happier? What should I prune off? Anything unhealthy should go? When you look at the pictures can you describe to me what you would cut off? I understand these are just your opinions, I will make my own decisions based on them.

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## 2 comments

### Queen Anne plant dad commented on 2025-09-08

Honestly I would not prune anything. Unless it's black mold spreading throughout the plant. Otherwise just let her be and try to get in sync with a watering rhythm that she tolerates. With my fern I tried very light but frequent watering for a while, until more recently when we had heat waves at which point I finally gave a few soakings, but I'm honestly back to just giving her a trickle every 3 days untill it feels lighter and more ready for a deep soaking

### Queen Anne plant dad commented on 2025-09-08

Another trick to keep things damp can be giving a generous misting I know Google says spritzing is dumb lol but a heavy spritz can make the surface damp again for a day lol

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