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title: "Help! My poor Pinky is in distress. It was doing great and yesterday…"
description: "Help! My poor Pinky is in distress. It was doing great and yesterday I fertilized and I noticed that the water took forever to drain. Last night I set the…"
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author: "Lesli"
published: "2026-02-06T13:30:52.978047Z"
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# Help! My poor Pinky is in distress. It was doing great and yesterday…

_Posted by Lesli on 2026-02-06_

Help! My poor Pinky is in distress. It was doing great and yesterday I fertilized and I noticed that the water took forever to drain. Last night I set the plant on paper towels to dry out for a couple hours and then removed it to new soil. She is not happy. Question do I remove this lil growth in the center and try to save it or just baby the whole plant for a while. I’m stuck!!!

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## 5 comments

### SuccySuccy commented on 2026-02-06

Nothing to offer except good vibes. Had a silver nerve do this exact same to me and despite my best she never came back 🙃

### Auxsman commented on 2026-02-06

Give it lots of light and a warm spot! If it doesn’t perk up in a couple days then put a humidifier next to it but no more water for a bit!

#### Lesli replied on 2026-02-06

Will do! Fingers crossed 🤞 thank you!!!

### Kelly commented on 2026-02-06

I have one of these and it doesn't like anything I do for it 😭

#### Deb replied on 2026-02-07

You might want to cut off the stems that are just hanging, then put them in a glass of water after dipping the cut ends in rooting hormone. That might help your plant to grow more new growth rather than putting its energy into the droopy stems. Sometimes just cutting off those leggy stems helps.

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