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title: "This is my Red vein plant, and it is trying to recover from an almost…"
description: "This is my Red vein plant, and it is trying to recover from an almost dying situation. I had to trim all her leaves because they were brunt and broken for no…"
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author: "LearningPlantMom"
published: "2024-03-30T23:27:09.301263Z"
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# This is my Red vein plant, and it is trying to recover from an almost…

_Posted by LearningPlantMom on 2024-03-30_

This is my Red vein plant, and it is trying to recover from an almost dying situation. I had to trim all her leaves because they were brunt and broken for no water and too much sunlight. She has been like this for the past 7 months, I am keeping her in shade, but small amounts of sunlight, and watering her when she is dry, but she is not growing! Can anybody help me?

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## 3 comments

### PlantLady commented on 2024-03-30

She needs more light if you’re only giving her small amounts. I have my fittonia under grow lights for 12h a day and they’re both thriving. Also the pot is huge for the size of the plant, but I’m not sure repotting while it’s this stressed is a good idea. Just be careful not to overwater until it starts looking healthier, then repot into into a smaller pot.

#### LearningPlantMom replied on 2024-03-31

Thanks. Like I said, she is recently recovering from an almost death experience, so this was her original pot. I’ll definitely try more light - thanks

#### Hannah replied on 2024-03-31

Even plants that love light can be burnt if they aren’t acclimated over time. Either move it slowly closer to light or give her increasing time in light over a few weeks. It may lose the original leaves over time, but the new ones will be set up for success!

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