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title: "Help My crown of thorn may or may not be fully gone but I’d like to…"
description: "Help My crown of thorn may or may not be fully gone but I’d like to give her one last try. This is symptom of severe dryness and then severe water rot… Should…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Gusty"
published: "2026-09-21T22:02:57.031999Z"
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# Help My crown of thorn may or may not be fully gone but I’d like to…

_Posted by Gusty on 2026-09-21_

Help  
My crown of thorn may or may not be fully gone but I’d like to give her one last try. This is symptom of severe dryness and then severe water rot…

Should I cut anything off the help her? Or simply put in a small pot. Should I let her dry out like you do with succulent props?

She just lost all of her leaves, she hasn’t been like this toooo long. ☹️

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## 2 comments

### smelliot commented on 2026-09-22

unfortunately it looks like this guy may be done for. if there is no green there is not much to save. you can attempt to repot and see if it bounces back or propagate by chopping it up.

#### smelliot replied on 2026-09-22

keep the pot small and very dry in the beginning

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