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title: "Well it looks like I rotted my Hoya Kerrii… is there any bringing it…"
description: "Well it looks like I rotted my Hoya Kerrii… is there any bringing it back to life? Some of the roots are still solid. What do I do??? 🥲"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/FMjGlmmLgzCXI7tfIBojcV"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Sara"
published: "2025-06-05T14:54:33.690543Z"
language: "en"
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# Well it looks like I rotted my Hoya Kerrii… is there any bringing it…

_Posted by Sara on 2025-06-05_

Well it looks like I rotted my Hoya Kerrii… is there any bringing it back to life? Some of the roots are still solid. What do I do??? 🥲

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## 2 comments

### GreenLeaf commented on 2025-06-05

Did you buy this as a single leaf? No nodes? ….. thats the most common way they’re sold. Occasionally you’ll luck out and it will come with a piece of the stem with a node.

If yours was a single leaf, unfortunately those roots have no chance to survive. These plants need a node to put out new growth.  
These can survive as a single leaf for a while, but eventually they’ll die.

If that piece that is the roots also has a part of the stem with nodes, then you can try planting it back in a medium and see if it produces any new growth.

#### Sara replied on 2025-06-10

I think it actually had a node on it but I’m not positive. I put the roots back in some soil to see if anything happens!

Thanks for the help!

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