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title: "My husband bought me this Bird of paradise obviously as a rehab plant…"
description: "My husband bought me this Bird of paradise obviously as a rehab plant lol. I’m guessing this is root rot? Any other guesses as to what this could be before I…"
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# My husband bought me this Bird of paradise obviously as a rehab plant…

_Publicado por Nique Faught el 2025-02-21_

My husband bought me this Bird of paradise obviously as a rehab plant lol. I’m guessing this is root rot? Any other guesses as to what this could be before I repot?

Also, what are your best treatment plans with handling something like this?

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## 7 comentarios

### Holly123 comentó el 2025-02-21

Does the bottom of the stem feel mushy? It may just be dry where new growth has emerged, check out the roots 😊 if they are not black and mushy you should be good 😊 if there is any evidence of rot, cut away all the damaged roots and treat with hydrogen peroxide, then pot up in a well draining, airy mix 💚

### Bebe🌵🤍 comentó el 2025-02-22

My only question is have you checked out these white dots?

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#### Nique Faught respondió el 2025-02-22

They look white because of the light, but it is just dust from the dirt that they use or little particles of dirt rather.

#### Bebe🌵🤍 respondió el 2025-02-22

Okay, as long as it isn’t pests😅

I would check the roots—it could be fungal. They like the soil to be moist, I have mine in a self watering pot and he started growing like a weed but that makes him more susceptible to gnats, so I’ll treat with hydrogen peroxide waterings (1 part hydro to 5 parts water) to help aerate the roots and as a preventative for fungal issues, or pests every once in a while. I also use mosquito bits on top of the soil to help keep gnats away

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### Holly123 comentó el 2025-02-22

Hmmm 🤔 are they moving? Either way whether it's pest of maybe fungal, needs a shower, give her a good rinse and clean, maybe a pest treatment to be safe and re pot her into an airy mix 😊 if you have other plants maybe keep her separate for now just to be on the safe side, and hopefully she will be a happy plant 💚

#### Nique Faught respondió el 2025-02-22

I definitely thought that it could be fungal because I do see fungus gnats, so I will be tackling that. Planning on reporting her tomorrow afternoon when I’m off. I gave her a shower and a wipe down prior to quarantining her

### Holly123 comentó el 2025-02-22

It's hard to see but if there is any fine webbing there it could indicate spidermites, which again, shower, pest treatment, repot and monitor her 💚

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