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title: "This fellow is struggling to stand up straight. It was not over…"
description: "This fellow is struggling to stand up straight. It was not over watered, it was dry yesterday and droopy so I gave him some water. Now he's even droopier:( you…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QZMrrK8JzcbiQrAFrYHpEk"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Smolbeanlove"
published: "2025-05-12T23:29:08.871407Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bXO8q9FVWx1tKPCuuDeHXNKg8kBduw24NbslqJEcbZo/rmr_IrUATC60kSwhPy4lxg.webp?size=large"
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# This fellow is struggling to stand up straight. It was not over…

_Posted by Smolbeanlove on 2025-05-12_

This fellow is struggling to stand up straight. It was not over watered, it was dry yesterday and droopy so I gave him some water. Now he's even droopier:( you can see from the planta photo that it was really healthy when I first got it

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bXO8q9FVWx1tKPCuuDeHXNKg8kBduw24NbslqJEcbZo/rmr_IrUATC60kSwhPy4lxg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bXO8q9FVWx1tKPCuuDeHXNKg8kBduw24NbslqJEcbZo/Xh4bOSE5S3ilJT1Gth8tpQ.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-05-13

How much light is it getting?

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-05-13

I'd unpot and check the roots for rot

### Mishy🌸 commented on 2025-05-13

This happened to one of my plants turns out the soil was hydrophobic and my plant wasn’t getting the water because the soil deep down was bone dry! Dig a little hole and check if the soil is dry. If not check the roots 🫡

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