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title: "I went on vacation for 5 days and came back and it’s totally dried up…"
description: "I went on vacation for 5 days and came back and it’s totally dried up and dead. Should I cut it? Throw away? Plant in the ground?"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Rachel"
published: "2026-09-02T03:20:57.711215Z"
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# I went on vacation for 5 days and came back and it’s totally dried up…

_Posted by Rachel on 2026-09-02_

I went on vacation for 5 days and came back and it’s totally dried up and dead. Should I cut it? Throw away? Plant in the ground?

## 1 comment

### •^Starcatcher^• commented on 2026-09-02

Water it,and watch it. Sometimes plants go dormant. It’s a possibility it’s okay. Give it a week or two. If it doesn’t start back up,you may have to give up on it.

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