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title: "I bought a pink splash about a week ago, and I watered it WAY too…"
description: "I bought a pink splash about a week ago, and I watered it WAY too much. I put it in a porcelain pot and I think it may now have root rot. Any chance of saving…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "generic dude man"
published: "2025-04-18T21:17:27.821343Z"
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# I bought a pink splash about a week ago, and I watered it WAY too…

_Posted by generic dude man on 2025-04-18_

I bought a pink splash about a week ago, and I watered it WAY too much. I put it in a porcelain pot and I think it may now have root rot. Any chance of saving it??

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## 6 comments

### KJM commented on 2025-04-18

I would say no. Sorry.

#### generic dude man replied on 2025-04-18

shucks 😔

### Erika’s garden commented on 2025-04-18

You won’t know for sure about the root rot until you get it out of the pot. So go ahead and remove it from the pot carefully and shake away the soil surrounding the roots, and if the roots look alright then repot it into new, dry soil. And make sure you have good drainage in your pot moving forward!

#### generic dude man replied on 2025-04-18

thank you so much!

#### KJM replied on 2025-04-18

It's definitely worth a try. My experience with polka dot plant has not been encouraging though.

### Plant lover commented on 2025-04-18

If there’s any leaves still alive, either clip and propagate (though propagation never worked for me with them) or try and remove all dead leaves, so it gets sun.

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