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title: "I need some suggestions. I have been nursing this zebra plant back to…"
description: "I need some suggestions. I have been nursing this zebra plant back to help. I had some root rot issues, I have trimmed the plant, cleaned up the roots, fresh…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/A3PFsm4aQXeWE5EZq2QOYI"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "K miller"
published: "2026-10-20T13:09:49.083519Z"
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# I need some suggestions. I have been nursing this zebra plant back to…

_Posted by K miller on 2026-10-20_

I need some suggestions. I have been nursing this zebra plant back to help. I had some root rot issues, I have trimmed the plant, cleaned up the roots, fresh potting soil. I finally have a little new growth but still have one leaf that is old and dying off. My question is: is the pot to big? Should I cut the stem and propagate? Trim the leaf?Or leave it for longer now that’s it seems to be doing better.

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## 4 comments

### Leela commented on 2026-10-20

Just cut new leaf and add support ☺️

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2026-10-20

As long as the root ball is an inch or 2 smaller than the pot its good. This happened to me with a zebra. The bottom leaves always fall off so i can't help you with that part.. i have no clue why... 🙈🙈🙈

### Dot2462 commented on 2026-10-20

Same here.

### Evi (◡‿◡✿) commented on 2026-10-21

I’ve cut my zebra down because it started loosing the leaves and it grew again better . In my experience they like being moist but in a semi chunky soil mix . But they can be finicky and kinda dramatic and droopy when they are thirsty

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