--- title: "Transformation Tuesday! Let’s see a plant that went from ‘struggling’…" description: "Transformation Tuesday! Let’s see a plant that went from ‘struggling’ to ‘thriving’! We love a comeback story. 💚" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/9S29pZGjHDyBxhEJ38Dac8" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿" published: "2026-04-28T16:39:18.185807Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/everythingHousePlants.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md) # Transformation Tuesday! Let’s see a plant that went from ‘struggling’… _Posted by Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 on 2026-04-28_ Transformation Tuesday! Let’s see a plant that went from ‘struggling’ to ‘thriving’! We love a comeback story. 💚 ## 20 comments ### Mikel’s Plant Posse commented on 2026-04-28 Of course I refer to the start of my journey with Elmer! …Look at him now!!! ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/fR5Juc_VQdqYkBlLwASZHw.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/4wGLncrvRNyRGEF8Rtj2sw.webp?size=large) #### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 replied on 2026-04-29 He is so happy 😍 #### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-04-29 I can’t wait till fall when I get to shape him!!! ### Christina commented on 2026-04-28 Jock (corn plant at bottom) and I had a fight and finally resolved our differences. Buckbeak and Hagrid were basically dead and bare 5 months ago. Im so very proud of them. Few older leaves to trim away now that its covered with new growth.🥰 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/8RoxPak5YLy4dIduutbPGBLiR_zbSZ6ojYQ9GOZame8/IlQN8xAzQdqGWJlX7euOiQ.webp?size=large) #### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 replied on 2026-04-29 This is awesome!! ### SJ commented on 2026-04-28 My purple waffle plant which was all but unrecognizable in the beginning! ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5iNX1oMfSc5vjKpS4ZPGr-Bnl7qqz4xFoYoQSoiJtP4/MM9V0GC2Sg2gY8LBueiKmQ.webp?size=large) #### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 replied on 2026-04-29 Wow!!! So happy now! ### Joycita commented on 2026-04-28 My Christmas cactus almost died to my lack of care but has now made a comeback! ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3VSL8QdN4CM7sLkau07mfQ8mdQE7j6OmpzAtMuDiZII/f6Xb9Ps7S7Oq6v5spBrY-g.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3VSL8QdN4CM7sLkau07mfQ8mdQE7j6OmpzAtMuDiZII/Ii4vGT2CT56uDsEHpoCXFA.webp?size=large) #### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 replied on 2026-04-29 So awesome!! Even thanked you with some flowers 😍 ### Aimee commented on 2026-04-28 I got this Boston Blonde fern a year ago as a plug for €2. Within a week it was after shrivelling and crimping up to nothing. A normal person would have just decided it was dead and dumped it but here he is today living his best life 🌿 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ZJ7Dusg7aS1SV5RUR0dFF-wcDjjyQsCHOoOoiWjECGI/EjFdGmIcTqmWZtAUaUkeMg.webp?size=large) #### Christina replied on 2026-04-28 Tell me your secret #### Aimee replied on 2026-04-28 Sheer stubbornness 😆 I had it in a greenhouse set up until about a month ago which also helped #### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 replied on 2026-04-29 Aww love this!! 😍 ### abitofbrit commented on 2026-04-28 Oooo it’s hard for me to pick just one. I have a couple of transformations I’m proud of. Maybe my colocasias? Here’s my Black Beauty and Mojito when I first got them vs now. ☺️ ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/17SrAqQj8OyNFHAybODfewSCnqbgQBEM__0Czrcugaw/NqNVRxsGSGS2gRQ0a8TqeA.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/17SrAqQj8OyNFHAybODfewSCnqbgQBEM__0Czrcugaw/Ol7cFCuzQKGCOGqh4Nbi_Q.webp?size=large) #### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 replied on 2026-04-29 They are so happy!! 😍 ### NativeTexan68 commented on 2026-04-28 My Australis Lisa. I planted her in too big of a pot when I got her (beginner mistake) and she all but died. The first pic is all that was left when I repotted her. Look at her now! ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0Le_aJ8gYlu_W_mpyrYi8_ZvLcPyTuNlDlCIFKvJJPk/o6dITLFQTF--uL6ph_-5Fw.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0Le_aJ8gYlu_W_mpyrYi8_ZvLcPyTuNlDlCIFKvJJPk/QNijm333RMCmP-AXk1oRTA.webp?size=large) #### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 replied on 2026-04-29 Looking so good!! ### Molly commented on 2026-04-28 I'll have to go with my rex begonia. She shriveled down to just the rhizome, I almost tossed her, but I'm glad I decided to give it another try. She made a full comeback and is constantly rewarding me with blooms. ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bp0TknceUYi5cxwj1O4Urg1E4yMaRHVMDhEV05aM4JA/VfRPv_PLRSWHrxH6N5Bp3Q.webp?size=large) #### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 replied on 2026-04-29 What a beauty!! ### Greenthumbhopeful commented on 2026-04-29 My Croton! I repotted and it dropped all of its leaves. Now making a come back! ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/DXJ0Q_P4C7BxWdodM6iKvG9Rr6ETWe7U57IyyW9L3no/tSOK_NBBSpC3LpjLj7kD4A.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/DXJ0Q_P4C7BxWdodM6iKvG9Rr6ETWe7U57IyyW9L3no/cMSAZkbPS6qd5KS2BkU5sA.webp?size=large) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_