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title: "Hey everyone! I bought this elephant ear at Home Depot probably about…"
description: "Hey everyone! I bought this elephant ear at Home Depot probably about 6+ months ago. I started it off inside, but it seemed to be shrinking. New leaves keep…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "BottsPots"
published: "2025-06-21T21:32:16.373695Z"
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# Hey everyone! I bought this elephant ear at Home Depot probably about…

_Lagt ut av BottsPots den 2025-06-21_

Hey everyone! I bought this elephant ear at Home Depot probably about 6+ months ago. I started it off inside, but it seemed to be shrinking. New leaves keep coming out but smaller and smaller. I moved it to my front porch area because I thought it may need more light. Still it has consistently been putting out smaller and smaller leaves. I have it in the original pot from Home Depot with the original soil. I simply laid the pot inside of a larger one. The larger one does not have drainage holes. In its current position it is likely collecting rain as well. Anyone have thoughts or recommendations to rehab this guy and get it growing big healthy leaves? I envisioned it adding a jungle like canopy look to my collection, but this current tight spread and shrinking pattern has me worried.

P.S. I only started logging care in this app very recently. Thank you!

![Vedlegg 1 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dpmq8WajZgNCfgcSsGDrFeRygvnGz6Uius5oqjeaguE/zuxzik-lRjSmWw14aLZZ0Q.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 2 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dpmq8WajZgNCfgcSsGDrFeRygvnGz6Uius5oqjeaguE/erF_TpEZTFS1nimNLcEsnA.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 3 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dpmq8WajZgNCfgcSsGDrFeRygvnGz6Uius5oqjeaguE/eSLZizRrQR-3cphtAkwZ6Q.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 4 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dpmq8WajZgNCfgcSsGDrFeRygvnGz6Uius5oqjeaguE/aK2XfGS2SDyU_J41q5UBwg.webp?size=large)

## 4 kommentarer

### Beau ᡣ𐭩 •｡ꪆৎ ˚⋅ kommenterte den 2025-06-21

You could try repotting into a slightly larger pot -- plus that would be a good opportunity to check out the roots and ensure everything is looking nice and healthy.

#### BottsPots svarte den 2025-06-21

Thanks! Yes I think that’s a good idea. I’ll probably drill some holes into the grey pot it’s sitting in and move it there with some fresh soil. Maybe I’ll come back and show everyone how the roots look

#### BottsPots svarte den 2025-06-22

It was root bound! We trimmed off some of the darker looking roots and left the healthy ones. Repotted in fresh soil. Let’s see how this goes.

![Vedlegg 1 av 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dpmq8WajZgNCfgcSsGDrFeRygvnGz6Uius5oqjeaguE/cEc9XD-TTemDrauYS6220A.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 2 av 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dpmq8WajZgNCfgcSsGDrFeRygvnGz6Uius5oqjeaguE/P5po8F0XReS44XvNqr7zGQ.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 3 av 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dpmq8WajZgNCfgcSsGDrFeRygvnGz6Uius5oqjeaguE/YlOKJ0P0Qryyke9PdhFEww.webp?size=large)

### BottsPots kommenterte den 2025-08-22

After repotting the plant was doing well for a while and it had new growth etc. but it is getting demolished by some kind of pest and is totally covered by webs!!! Wtf 🤬

![Vedlegg 1 av 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dpmq8WajZgNCfgcSsGDrFeRygvnGz6Uius5oqjeaguE/Dnbj0cmuQBauu-LpJRK4sQ.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 2 av 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dpmq8WajZgNCfgcSsGDrFeRygvnGz6Uius5oqjeaguE/hmQWYHOoSvusZ__8Y1sg1w.webp?size=large)

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