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title: "Sweet Chinese evergreen looks bad at the base. And it is weak. Has…"
description: "Sweet Chinese evergreen looks bad at the base. And it is weak. Has drainage. What’s up??"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oyT7uanJycVNfVfFmEhbsd"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Lmmdoc"
published: "2025-05-23T01:31:53.471103Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CGX5Rn9MozIob4MlFchtHDwAOkJ21bYN4M5LU3fI20g/tsqGxberQaKC8FHHhy67Yw.webp?size=large"
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# Sweet Chinese evergreen looks bad at the base. And it is weak. Has…

_Posted by Lmmdoc on 2025-05-23_

Sweet Chinese evergreen looks bad at the base. And it is weak. Has drainage. What’s up??

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CGX5Rn9MozIob4MlFchtHDwAOkJ21bYN4M5LU3fI20g/tsqGxberQaKC8FHHhy67Yw.webp?size=large)

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## 1 comment

### 🪴steph🪴 commented on 2025-05-23

it kind of looks the the pot may be too small or needs to be a bit deeper? maybe have a look at the roots too for signs of overwatering

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