--- title: "Hello all! I purchased a giant white bird of paradise last year from…" description: "Hello all! I purchased a giant white bird of paradise last year from IKEA. His name is Sven! He lived well through the summer, but at some point in the…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/iB-46uUCTJqPN6HYDy0THw?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "cozetteavatar" published: "2024-06-22T14:08:09.168878Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wO3CBRO06WBchsZYaIXTiW7q-1pJwc8B2KQsCBK02Bo/lhayKVfYQV-LKcQFj41jww.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Hello all! I purchased a giant white bird of paradise last year from… _cozetteavatar님이 2024-06-22에 게시함_ Hello all! I purchased a giant white bird of paradise last year from IKEA. His name is Sven! He lived well through the summer, but at some point in the fall/winter he started showing signs of root rot. I eased up on the watering and he was doing well for a while, and now it’s finally warm enough again where I can repot him. He’s all set and I’m making sure he has drainage, but I would love advice on how to keep him from dying. He’s very close to death, but I got all the old soil off and gave him a good rinse before repotting, and he does have some roots that still look healthy. Now that he’s repotted, should I water him today? How often should I water? I followed Planta’s schedule but I don’t have premium so maybe I’m missing something. Any advice would be so so so appreciated!!! I live near Boston, about a mile from the ocean. My plants stay indoors year round and I do have a grow light that’s on 12hrs. I’m much better with succulents than leafy plants. Picture 1: the aftermath of cleaning and repotting Sven Picture 2: Sven when I bought him Feb ‘23 🥲 ![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wO3CBRO06WBchsZYaIXTiW7q-1pJwc8B2KQsCBK02Bo/lhayKVfYQV-LKcQFj41jww.webp?size=large) ![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wO3CBRO06WBchsZYaIXTiW7q-1pJwc8B2KQsCBK02Bo/sBKbkxL_RJyVHjYb9fZ0vA.webp?size=large) ## 11개의 댓글 ### Tyler님이 2024-06-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. If Sven doesn’t have many healthy roots I would put him in a smaller pot so that his roots can fill it up faster and help the pot dry out quicker. If not many roots are in a large pot it can cause the soil to stay moist for a long time and never really dry out fully because the roots don’t touch enough of it and the water can only evaporate slowly (causing more rot and stress). So I think a smaller pot would benefit Sven and help his roots recover from his rough patch. #### HarleyJae님이 2025-06-23에 답변했습니다. Omg did Sven live???? I’m going through the same thing rn ### Tyler님이 2024-06-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. The soil mix looks nice thought, I think it just may be a little too much. You only want to pot up a plant in a pot that is 1-2 inches max larger than the size of the rootball. Also maybe consider fertilizing to help him get the nutrients he needs to recover faster #### cozetteavatar님이 2024-06-22에 답변했습니다. Thank you so much! I don’t have a smaller pot that’s big enough. His roots grew to the bottom of his old pot and are circular now so they fit the diameter of this pot even if they don’t go deep. I just used miracle-gro potting mix; what type of fertiliser should I use? Noted, I’ll remove some of the soil! ### Tyler님이 2024-06-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. Awesome, personally I use granulated slow release fertilizer on some plants and a gentle water soluble fertilizer on others. I don’t have one of these so I’m not sure which it would prefer. I would just look up what a good NPK ratio is for the species and go with a plant food that matches that or is close. Purivied water soluble house plant fertilizer works great for me. #### cozetteavatar님이 2024-06-22에 답변했습니다. Cool, I will look into that!!! Should I trim away some of the dead stem? I’m not sure what the best method is to encourage new growth at this point I’ve had succulents since 2019 and usually I can figure them out easily, but leafy plants are so much more challenging for me lol #### Tyler님이 2024-06-22에 답변했습니다. I would leave the central stem alone, but maybe clean up other dead parts with sharp, clean, and sterilized sheers. The best way to encourage new growth on leafy plants is to keep them happy and healthy. That means proper watering, lighting, airflow, humidity, drainage, maintenance, and fertilizing or feeding organic matter. I know it can be overwhelming at first, but all you need to do it take it one step at a time and learn from every experience you have with every plant you meet. My best advice is to just to get to know your plants and their energy and needs. Research and learn about them like you would any pet you bring into your home because at the end of the day they are a living breathing being that will benefit you if you help them. 🫶🏼 good luck #### cozetteavatar님이 2024-06-22에 답변했습니다. Thank you so much! I completely agree, these plants are like children to me hahaha ### Tyler님이 2024-06-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OZExc-Uz0BLH1VQqmqJoZtSBgW9v2oHeFi_G4dNjUdw/EYR5DI0tSuO7OV5UVxLlHg.webp?size=large) ### Charles님이 2026-08-29에 댓글을 남겼어요. Use 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar in a a gal of warm water to melt it, repeat in 3 days, cut with a clean scissors the brown burn area but not into the green part of the plant, if the whole leaf I brown cut it off at a 45-degree angle, that should do it ### Charles님이 2026-08-29에 댓글을 남겼어요. After the sugar treatment and backing of the amount of over watering, moving away the bigger rocks, my bird of paradise is doing better ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qBRn-Mhy5L8xDmWBmiFYb9MT1ObL9b1ATZX2iHRQeDI/e-8vj82LRvaWnptHdgyqVA.webp?size=large) --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_