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title: "Hi there , I'm new to plant care , this one if my plants I got for my…"
description: "Hi there , I'm new to plant care , this one if my plants I got for my birthday , I forgot to water it and now it looks like this . How can I help it get back…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Carla"
published: "2025-08-17T10:12:18.984607Z"
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# Hi there , I'm new to plant care , this one if my plants I got for my…

_Posted by Carla on 2025-08-17_

Hi there , I'm new to plant care , this one if my plants I got for my birthday , I forgot to water it and now it looks like this . How can I help it get back to health? - the other plants seem to look fine now but this one still looks unwell on the leaves

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## 2 comments

### Icarus commented on 2025-08-17

Trim back the dry leaves, and then water it really well. You can usually soak the water through and it’ll be okay for a while. That’s what I do for most of—if not all— my plants when this sort of thing happens.

#### LittleMorningLatte replied on 2025-08-17

I second this, good luck!

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