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title: "my boyfriend got this Monstera but forgot about it, will she live? i…"
description: "my boyfriend got this Monstera but forgot about it, will she live? i gave her lots of water and will be potting her later today. i’m hoping she’ll live but if…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "ella"
published: "2024-01-25T18:10:22.357Z"
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# my boyfriend got this Monstera but forgot about it, will she live? i…

_Posted by ella on 2024-01-25_

my boyfriend got this Monstera but forgot about it, will she live? i gave her lots of water and will be potting her later today.

i’m hoping she’ll live but if not could i propagate it?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/GsT-vzdR-HroMeAfFVEWa7hOT1bTbzD0Hzt9MCunL0Y/0200ebe00ef64a9893a92c1a1cf8f9fe.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Tamara commented on 2024-01-25

I have a few of these, are the leaves yellow? Or crispy? Do you have anymore pics?

#### ella replied on 2024-01-26

yes some of them are, here are pictures of the leaves

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/GsT-vzdR-HroMeAfFVEWa7hOT1bTbzD0Hzt9MCunL0Y/5cd487bfdab8429e9454aa48767f5ece.webp?size=large)

#### ella replied on 2024-01-26

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/GsT-vzdR-HroMeAfFVEWa7hOT1bTbzD0Hzt9MCunL0Y/d56dddc4ddcf4056addbb41eff5272b7.webp?size=large)

#### ella replied on 2024-01-26

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/GsT-vzdR-HroMeAfFVEWa7hOT1bTbzD0Hzt9MCunL0Y/e910bc893fb74319b68273c5477bfeee.webp?size=large)

#### ella replied on 2024-01-26

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/GsT-vzdR-HroMeAfFVEWa7hOT1bTbzD0Hzt9MCunL0Y/ec2d55fdfaae4ba189605d545a29fe84.webp?size=large)

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