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title: "i was going to repot my dracaena a while ago but never got around to…"
description: "i was going to repot my dracaena a while ago but never got around to it... oops 🫣 please excuse the appearance of its leaves, she's been through a lot lol"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "harper"
published: "2025-06-09T16:21:59.465039Z"
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# i was going to repot my dracaena a while ago but never got around to…

_Posted by harper on 2025-06-09_

i was going to repot my dracaena a while ago but never got around to it... oops 🫣 please excuse the appearance of its leaves, she's been through a lot lol

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## 7 comments

### harper commented on 2025-06-09

and don't worry, repoting is 💯% on my to-do list this week

#### harper replied on 2025-06-09

UPDATE: she has successfully been repotted! it was a struggle, but hopefully it pays off 🤞

### Stephanie commented on 2025-06-09

I just went through this myself! I tediously cut away the pot so I wouldn’t harm the roots. I didn’t think I had waited too long! Wrong.

### Victoria Maddison commented on 2025-06-09

😅 at least you know the roots are strong and healthy

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2025-06-09

The roots are picture-perfect!

### Mikita commented on 2025-06-09

I rescued one from the trash and it hasn’t grown any leafs. And all of the other ones fell off

#### harper replied on 2025-06-09

caring for them definitely has a learning curve! make sure your dracaena receives bright light, but not too much indirect sun. in my experience, leaves have fallen off due to underwatering and too much direct light. they also can be pretty slow at producing new leaves, so be patient- you'll get there! :)

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