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title: "Guys I need help!!!! What can I do to help these dying plants? Any…"
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# Guys I need help!!!! What can I do to help these dying plants? Any…

_Posted by Mary on 2026-10-18_

Guys I need help!!!! What can I do to help these dying plants? Any and all recommendations are helpful! I do not know what the purple one is called. The second one is an anthurium. Thanks!!

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## 7 comments

### Cam commented on 2026-10-18

For both plants I would repot into dry soil, consider using a plastic nursery pot if it’s not in one already. For the left one leave it dry. For the right one, I’m unsure what kind of plant that is but I would cut away the dead leaves, leave the one green one, and let the roots heal before it grows more leaves. The soil looks wet, but any more information will help!

#### Cam replied on 2026-10-18

Sorry now I see it’s an anthurium, I would definitely stick to my suggestion haha

#### Mary replied on 2026-10-18

I cut some dead leaves away a few days ago, and the ones that are now brown used to be green. If I cut away all the brown ones there will be like barely anything left right??

#### Cam replied on 2026-10-18

Yes but that’s okay. You want the plant to focus on the one green leaf, and the roots, in dry soil. It seems like it’s been inconsistently watered

### Pothos\_whisperer commented on 2026-10-18

The purple one is a tradescantia, likely a nanouk

### Diana commented on 2026-10-20

With my tradescantia it LOVES light. The more light I give it the happier it is and it doesn’t seem to care at all how much or little I water in that case. Mine is all purple though so it may be able to withstand stronger light, I’m not sure.

#### Shade Sprout replied on 2026-10-24

Agree, my Nanouk thrives with more light. A windowsill on the south/east/west is the excellent. Plant will become more purple too.

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