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title: "Hello! I have what i belive to be a sunny star croton. It was very…"
description: "Hello! I have what i belive to be a sunny star croton. It was very beautiful and full of leaves up until several weeks ago when it got really dehydrated. I…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Kirk R"
published: "2025-03-20T23:03:24.691375Z"
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# Hello! I have what i belive to be a sunny star croton. It was very…

_Posted by Kirk R on 2025-03-20_

Hello! I have what i belive to be a sunny star croton. It was very beautiful and full of leaves up until several weeks ago when it got really dehydrated. I water it and have made sure it's not gotten that dry since but instead of rebounding back like usual, it lost all of it's leaves and is struggling. Any suggestions on how to save it? Or is it toast?

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## 1 comment

### KJM commented on 2025-03-21

It does not look good. I think the best you can do is snip the tip off and hope it will generate foliage from below. Or just give it up and buy something new!

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