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title: "Help!!! I left home for a few days and came back to my beautiful…"
description: "Help!!! I left home for a few days and came back to my beautiful polka dot plant wilted :( can she be saved or do I have to have a plant funeral? I just got…"
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# Help!!! I left home for a few days and came back to my beautiful…

_Publicado por Molly el 2025-04-16_

Help!!! I left home for a few days and came back to my beautiful polka dot plant wilted :( can she be saved or do I have to have a plant funeral? I just got her and I’m very new to plants

## 8 comentarios

### LM comentó el 2025-04-16

I don’t see any green but you could try a thorough watering and see if anything spruces up? Otherwise it doesn’t look good. It happened to mine but it had a few green leaves left and I removed all the dead and it is slowly coming back.

#### Molly respondió el 2025-04-16

Theres still some color in it. Would a dead leaf be fully brown?

#### LM respondió el 2025-04-16

Yes or just all crispy and dry.

### TheTreeFrog comentó el 2025-04-16

I've seen plants go from super crispy to happy as a clam at high tide. Hang onto hope, thoroughly soak the soil and give it some time! Good luck!

### Gaileen Joy comentó el 2025-04-16

Oh my! A few days gone? Or a few WEEKS? 😢 You could try, like LM said, giving her a good soaking for an hour or so to see if that helps. Then wait a couple of days and see if there’s any life left.

#### Molly respondió el 2025-04-16

Just a few days :( she was super healthy when i left

#### Gaileen Joy respondió el 2025-04-16

So sorry! But keep your fingers crossed. She may yet pull through.

### Aisha comentó el 2025-04-16

I would suggest just watering it good and waiting. From my understanding I gather they basically like to practically die the minute they get thirsty, but they park right up with a drink.

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