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title: "This is “Big Red”, the red Congo philodendron I saved from a big box…"
description: "This is “Big Red”, the red Congo philodendron I saved from a big box store. He was in the beating, direct sunlight, in an inappropriately-sized planter pot and…"
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community: "Show your plants"
author: "MamaJuju"
published: "2023-07-17T19:28:31.729Z"
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# This is “Big Red”, the red Congo philodendron I saved from a big box…

_MamaJuju님이 2023-07-17에 게시함_

This is “Big Red”, the red Congo philodendron I saved from a big box store. He was in the beating, direct sunlight, in an inappropriately-sized planter pot and in soil caked with weird chemicals and plastic inclusions…

I had to prune off the leaves that were beyond saving, give him a good shower (including the root ball), give him a much larger home with brand new soil with mostly organic additives complete with a meal of organic worm castings. When he settled in, he got watered with distilled water and leaves were cleaned and polished with leaf shine. As a finishing touch, his heavy pot got a set of wheels for easy sun rotation.

It’s been a couple days since his spa day and there are bright red new shoots extending from the middle. I think it’s a nice break for him not to have those heavy chemical fertilizers burning him out from the inside and the 15 hours of direct sunlight burning him from the outside. This is my first “big” plant and my first “rescue” and it feels really good to let him relax and heal 💗

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/8BX1jSAXN54hqxaahYg0In-6Sxt_2L-jw7t_9KgGnO8/00c4953073c245adbfb16e17e65df142.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### PentUpPenny님이 2023-07-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

This is amazing! Congratulations and great job 🙌🏻🥳😍

#### MamaJuju님이 2023-07-17에 답변했습니다.

Thank you! I think I probably shouldn’t have bought him from there because it just perpetuates the plant abuse cycle but…🤷‍♀️

### Ana님이 2023-07-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

What a handsome boy! 🤩

### Elle Woods님이 2023-07-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Gorgeous modeling photo 🤩

### Sabu님이 2024-05-01에 댓글을 남겼어요.

My first rescue was a pony tail palm! It was so big but I fixed it❤️

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