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title: "Is my Raven ZZ sunburnt or is this root rot? I forgot to check on it…"
description: "Is my Raven ZZ sunburnt or is this root rot? I forgot to check on it the last week after intense heat 😬 Should I check out the roots and risk more shock or…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "fireside"
published: "2024-05-27T15:34:06.037375Z"
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# Is my Raven ZZ sunburnt or is this root rot? I forgot to check on it…

_Opslået af fireside den 2024-05-27_

Is my Raven ZZ sunburnt or is this root rot? I forgot to check on it the last week after intense heat 😬 Should I check out the roots and risk more shock or let the plant be?

History: plant arrived in mail with no dirt and I immediately potted it into soil (rookie mistake I know) and watered it a little. This was around April 27th. Leaves started dropping after 2 weeks so I bottom water it completely. The soil is still wet today which is concerning. I waited another week before putting it under a grow light for 12 hours a day. Then I left it for about a week. The stems changing colour like this happened in the last week. They were not like this earlier. However, the leaves that were originally dropping came from the hurt stems.

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rug_CP-OnWf_u-K3Q63vc5tzMVbuXQWb-mCV97LG8yA/4QY_wEtwQTGsoXH0CTGffA.webp?size=large)

![Vedhæftet fil 2 af 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rug_CP-OnWf_u-K3Q63vc5tzMVbuXQWb-mCV97LG8yA/uhBA_hmHQUCVmDgNFOFGVQ.webp?size=large)

## 3 kommentarer

### eatyacarbs kommenterede den 2024-05-27

The soil staying wet so long is concerning. It sounds like a root problem. It is in a plastic pot? Whatever the pot, I would get it out to check the roots. These grow in extremely arid African climates so this wants to dry allllll the way out. I would put in something that drains really well and a pot that dries too, like terra cotta.

If you can fix the conditions even if you lose all the leaves you have now the rhizomes could put out new growth

#### fireside svarede den 2024-05-27

Yes it’s a plastic pot. I’ll change out the soil but I don’t have a terracota pot big enough for this. My other plants, including a regular ZZ, are thriving in their plastic pots with bottom watering. That being said, I’ve never received any of them in the mail without soil.

#### eatyacarbs svarede den 2024-05-27

good luck!

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