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title: "hello! new to the plant world, my boyfriend a couple months ago got…"
description: "hello! new to the plant world, my boyfriend a couple months ago got me this miniature rose plant. when he gave it to me, the stems were brown. after a while it…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "luna"
published: "2024-04-15T23:55:08.542543Z"
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# hello! new to the plant world, my boyfriend a couple months ago got…

_Posted by luna on 2024-04-15_

hello! new to the plant world, my boyfriend a couple months ago got me this miniature rose plant. when he gave it to me, the stems were brown. after a while it produced greener stems and leaves, but the blooms have already died. the pot is plastic and the soil is still damp. what should i do? should i trim the brown stems some more? i could also put it outside for more sunlight.

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## 2 comments

### Swamp Witch commented on 2024-04-16

Prune back anything that’s dead. Those new stems and leaves will be better for it.

### Christina commented on 2024-04-16

It also looks pretty dried out I would water a bit more in portion and check the soil in case you have pests or something like that

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