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title: "hi all! i’m pretty new to orchids and trying to revive this that got…"
description: "hi all! i’m pretty new to orchids and trying to revive this that got super dehydrated when my coworker was out suddenly for a few months. since i repotted a…"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "kholmes"
published: "2023-06-06T01:41:10.857Z"
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# hi all! i’m pretty new to orchids and trying to revive this that got…

_Posted by kholmes on 2023-06-06_

hi all! i’m pretty new to orchids and trying to revive this that got super dehydrated when my coworker was out suddenly for a few months. since i repotted a few months ago there’s a new leaf and some new baby roots that were coming in but they seem to have stopped growing. any idea what’s going on or how i can help it? i did treat with hydrogen peroxide for possible crown rot after the baby roots died. (added a pic at the end from when i started the rescue attempt so you can see the progress so far.)

any advice would be much appreciated!

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## 3 comments

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-06-06

It looks dehydrated to me. Leave should be firm and not wrinkled. Roots look pretty wrinkled too but it looks like most are alive. I would give it a little more water.

It’s probably been set back so the next few leaves will be slightly smaller. It may not bloom for a year or so. But once  
It’s gathered it’s strength you’ll get another show.

Good luck!

#### kholmes replied on 2023-06-06

tysm! i think you’re right and i’m gonna give her another few good soaks. when i first got her i did about a week of soaks 12 hrs on/12 hrs off. i even did a tea soak too and i was amazed when she started coming back to life at all! so resilient! i just wasn’t sure if i could expect her to recover fully?

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-06-06

Orchids are very resilient. You probably have to deal with setback but she’ll be back to normal in a year or two

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