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title: "Was given this from a Caladium ‘Miss Muffet’ today. It looks like the…"
description: "Was given this from a Caladium ‘Miss Muffet’ today. It looks like the bulb broke at the bottom. Because it has roots will it be fine?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/KvDHqhvknmfArD86J0GDQZ"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "bea 🌱"
published: "2026-05-21T21:27:42.510431Z"
language: "en"
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# Was given this from a Caladium ‘Miss Muffet’ today. It looks like the…

_Posted by bea 🌱 on 2026-05-21_

Was given this from a Caladium ‘Miss Muffet’ today. It looks like the bulb broke at the bottom. Because it has roots will it be fine?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/FbEgsSA-MIh2c7JRAlGc8RKV7t5Yn2sFIR5doNpGH5A/sr4aIzvLQ9aVXAiNT56Q_A.webp?size=large)

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## 2 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-05-22

yes. roots mean active growth point, you should be okay to put this in a 2" or 3" pot

#### bea 🌱 replied on 2026-05-22

as you can see here, i potted it up. that pot is 3”

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/FbEgsSA-MIh2c7JRAlGc8RKV7t5Yn2sFIR5doNpGH5A/BMIpPH1vTCGiag9HZ0Jvhw.webp?size=large)

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