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title: "Bought this string of hearts yesterday and it’s an absolute disaster.…"
description: "Bought this string of hearts yesterday and it’s an absolute disaster. It’s beautiful, but still a disaster. I’ve had the variegated version for a while and…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "suddenlyaplantperson"
published: "2024-12-23T21:39:42.349343Z"
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# Bought this string of hearts yesterday and it’s an absolute disaster.…

_Lagt ut av suddenlyaplantperson den 2024-12-23_

Bought this string of hearts yesterday and it’s an absolute disaster. It’s beautiful, but still a disaster. I’ve had the variegated version for a while and managed to untangle the whole thing… but this is on a different level. I got down to the roots and discovered it was multiple string of hearts plants and all of their roots were tangled as well. I gave it a root washing with distilled water and tried to gently do what I could without damaging everything. After 3 hours I’m giving up. This is what it looks like now. Is there anything I can do? Anyone at a plant store who helps people with this? Any tools designed to detangle these things? Or should I just admit defeat 😭

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bF3R6ieJB1iLq9pP7RImDMIjYQyfe1wN3yEZsLkrvAg/G169yHUfS4O0pnYh5FDlyA.webp?size=large)

## 3 kommentarer

### Plant lover!!! kommenterte den 2024-12-23

I wouldn’t give up. I bet if you try looking online something will show up to help you. I wish I could tell you more, but good luck!

#### suddenlyaplantperson svarte den 2024-12-23

Thank you so much, I’ll watch some videos and try again 😊

### Wolfen 🐺 kommenterte den 2024-12-24

They are a horrendous pain. And variegated are so much easier!!! I think its the slightly thicker leaves. I use a chopstick to help me unwind them. But sometimes I just get mad and chop\&prop a section.

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