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title: "Hi everyone! My ficus elastica tineke (Naomi) has had so many leaves…"
description: "Hi everyone! My ficus elastica tineke (Naomi) has had so many leaves drop over the past few months. She’s extremely leggy compared to when I first got her and…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/f1W5gZoKwqcRP8QNjcKHML"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Keesh T"
published: "2025-04-15T19:06:51.027359Z"
language: "en"
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# Hi everyone! My ficus elastica tineke (Naomi) has had so many leaves…

_Posted by Keesh T on 2025-04-15_

Hi everyone! My ficus elastica tineke (Naomi) has had so many leaves drop over the past few months. She’s extremely leggy compared to when I first got her and all new growth is very small and slow to come in. I’ve changed her location in my home, provided her with a grow light, fertilized her and checked for pests but she continued to shed. I’m a recovering overwaterer and I recently learned what “root rot” is. This gave me suspicions that the issue could be in her roots. After digging her up and cleaning her off, I found lots of little worms crawling around her roots and even organic growth that formed a mesh-like cover over part of the roots. Here’s how her roots look after cleaning and treating with Hydrogen Peroxide. I have no idea if they look healthy since everywhere I’ve read says “roots should be beige in color” and these are not. They were still flexible after drying for a few hours so I decided to plant her in a new pot with fresh soil. Do these roots look like they can be redeemed? Naomi needs to be restored to her former glory! 😭

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ceGJXJxSIZ2aL4qBgh4MIau-70nNag3rW3eQeNxebKA/JR6SRxq7Sl-O0ZtyBY3A6Q.webp?size=large)

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## 1 comment

### Ashlynn commented on 2025-04-17

I’ve had problems with the same plant and I’m currently hoping mine does not die lol. My leaves just keep turning brown, and then all of them have started drooping.🤦🏻‍♀️ I swear this plant hates me.

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