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title: "I was given this plant to revive and not sure where to start! It was…"
description: "I was given this plant to revive and not sure where to start! It was my grandmas and she’s going through a lot right now and hasn’t been able to keep up with…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/O7eZDNqEM8S3esyMNzQ5NZ"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Lauren Metzger"
published: "2025-02-25T20:33:45.886399Z"
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# I was given this plant to revive and not sure where to start! It was…

_Posted by Lauren Metzger on 2025-02-25_

I was given this plant to revive and not sure where to start! It was my grandmas and she’s going through a lot right now and hasn’t been able to keep up with her plants. This guys been living in her garage since July! Any tips are GREATLY appreciated I’m really bad at keeping this type of plant thriving. I would love to revive this guy and gifted it back to her ☺️☺️

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## 5 comments

### Danaca commented on 2025-02-25

Humidity and sunlight. Don’t water if the soil is already wet. They are such over the top difficult dramatic plants. They will be the death of me😂😢😡😡 Good luck!

### Mindy commented on 2025-02-26

Only distilled water too

### c.cat commented on 2025-02-26

i second both comments! good luck :)

### Trespence commented on 2025-02-26

If she’s been in a garage graduate the light so she doesn’t burn. Pull her out and look at her roots. If ok - great. If they’re brown try putting her in some new soil and let her recover

### Bay Area Plant Mom commented on 2025-02-26

mine loves a self watering pot, water once every 8 weeks and forget about her in between 🤷🏼‍♀️

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