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title: "Got this from Ikea for a fiver and wondered if anyone thinks it is…"
description: "Got this from Ikea for a fiver and wondered if anyone thinks it is salvageable? Some signs of life but unsure about if I can bring it back to its former glory…"
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author: "Becca"
published: "2024-12-31T16:39:56.683103Z"
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# Got this from Ikea for a fiver and wondered if anyone thinks it is…

_Pubblicato da Becca il 2024-12-31_

Got this from Ikea for a fiver and wondered if anyone thinks it is salvageable? Some signs of life but unsure about if I can bring it back to its former glory 🥴 maybe I have high expectations 🤷🏻‍♀️

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## 8 commenti

### Lisa\_starch\_bishop ha commentato il 2024-12-31

I believe it can be saved! Even if you lose the leaves, keep the bulb!

#### Becca ha risposto il 2025-01-01

As in just strip it right back? Start again as it were?

### Sunny ha commentato il 2024-12-31

It’s worth trying to save for the price.  
I would:  
\- Cut those leaves that are bent/broken. They won’t recover.  
\- Remove the pot and search for a cage/mesh of death around the bulb and remove it, if found  
\- Check the root system for root bound conditions. Repot, if needed. Check for pests in the roots and on the plants.🍀🪴

#### Becca ha risposto il 2025-01-01

If I cut the bent ones where is best to cut? As far down stem as I can?

#### Bea ha risposto il 2025-01-01

yes!

### anna:) ha commentato il 2024-12-31

omg you MUST check the soil and see if she produced any corms! you can propagate them \& they’re so fun to grow but so so so finicky 🥲

#### Becca ha risposto il 2025-01-01

what the hecking peck is corms? Pups?

#### Bea ha risposto il 2025-01-01

corms look like tiny bulbs about the size of a chickpea. you’ll be able to grow a whole new plant from a corm :)

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