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title: "Help! My string of dolphins is starting to shrivel up, I gave it…"
description: "Help! My string of dolphins is starting to shrivel up, I gave it water once the soil dried but hasn’t seemed to help,"
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# Help! My string of dolphins is starting to shrivel up, I gave it…

_Klein님이 2024-03-15에 게시함_

Help! My string of dolphins is starting to shrivel up, I gave it water once the soil dried but hasn’t seemed to help,

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XCzWn7APZv39QrKzzRXa--ylLMA0fl-neV53Oz8hHsw/sUHQpXugQxuNcxy6xikDnA.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### 9s님이 2024-03-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

String of dolphins in lower light will lose their dolphin shape and when it isn’t in adequate light, then it can’t sufficiently use water. When that happens, the plant sometimes will shrivel up and rot/look like it’s dried out.

#### Klein님이 2024-03-15에 답변했습니다.

Thank you that is helpful, I should add that I do use a grow light over it, but I am guessing that is not sufficient?

#### 9s님이 2024-03-15에 답변했습니다.

That’s correct! Plants are super cool because they speak their own language and we just have to pay attention to what’s said. The dolphins in the right kind of light will be plump. If they aren’t plumping up, maybe you need to move the light closer or put it in a bright window? Keep in mind that if you move it too close, it can burn ☺️

#### 9s님이 2024-03-15에 답변했습니다.

Here’s a photo of them plump and compact

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/HikA2sjMhhAa2KieI2LCNEE757XFAGUmEL0WnSd8phM/c9AJ7OrSSf-cPjKbpA_qMQ.webp?size=large)

### Chrissy님이 2024-03-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Get it into full sun, asap. As much sun as you can provide and hopefully it will turn around.

### Ma G님이 2024-03-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I think grow lights are good for supplemental light but imho nothing is better than real sunlight for a plant for photosynthesis.

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