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title: "Help!!! My son accidentally ripped off my plants leaf. What do I do??"
description: "Help!!! My son accidentally ripped off my plants leaf. What do I do??"
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community: "Expert Level Greenspace"
author: "Chinese Evergreen"
published: "2024-06-18T17:05:13.026976Z"
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# Help!!! My son accidentally ripped off my plants leaf. What do I do??

_Posted by Chinese Evergreen on 2024-06-18_

Help!!! My son accidentally ripped off my plants leaf. What do I do??

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## 5 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-06-18

nothing to be done! the plant will be fine

#### Chinese Evergreen replied on 2024-06-18

Thank you! This is my very first plant ever and I got her from my grandmother’s funeral. I want to keep her alive!!

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-18

Leaves come and go. As long as you have healthy roots, the plant will keep growing

### MikeNeedsMorePlants commented on 2024-06-28

Eventually the stem might turn brown and dry out, and at that point I pluck it off the plant. There should be little resistance; if the plant is still holding on to the stem (even if it's yellow) I let it be

### Goldfish commented on 2024-09-11

It'll be alright, leaves fall of and regrow naturally anyways, so your plant with be able to heal from this just fine :) maybe put it in a spot where kids can't reach though lol

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