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title: "Hi please help I’m in shock I was moving my monstera deliciosa and I…"
description: "Hi please help I’m in shock I was moving my monstera deliciosa and I ripped a leaf. It’s my most mature leaf too. Help 🫠🫠🫠"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Charlie✨"
published: "2024-06-03T19:13:43.052031Z"
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# Hi please help I’m in shock I was moving my monstera deliciosa and I…

_Posted by Charlie✨ on 2024-06-03_

Hi please help I’m in shock

I was moving my monstera deliciosa and I ripped a leaf. It’s my most mature leaf too. Help 🫠🫠🫠

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## 4 comments

### cheeley conservatory commented on 2024-06-03

i’d cut the ripped part off. the other half will still photosynthesize so no need to remove the whole leaf

#### Charlie✨ replied on 2024-06-03

I’ll do that now!

### MikeNeedsMorePlants commented on 2024-06-03

I've been there and it really sucks!!! Took one of my grandma's plants on a 4hr car ride home and some of the biggest leaves broke off. Good news is your plant looks very healthy and I'm sure it'll produce new leaves that are just as pretty! There is no way to "fix" damaged leaves unfortunately, but if you think about plants as they exist in the wild, animals or harsh winds/storms damage plants all the time and they survive. Resiliency for the win!

#### Charlie✨ replied on 2024-06-03

That’s a great thought about how they are in the wild! Thank you for your great insight!

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