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title: "Good morning… Please help… This is a birds of paradise… Not sure if…"
description: "Good morning… Please help… This is a birds of paradise… Not sure if this is just because it was dry. I did water it yesterday, but it is still curled up…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Joy"
published: "2024-03-23T12:14:03.050495Z"
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# Good morning… Please help… This is a birds of paradise… Not sure if…

_Posted by Joy on 2024-03-23_

Good morning… Please help… This is a birds of paradise… Not sure if this is just because it was dry. I did water it yesterday, but it is still curled up…

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## 5 comments

### Sam commented on 2024-03-23

Maybe root bound? if its root bound than it may not be able to hold very much water making it curl up like that. Or the soil is hydrophobic so the water runs through the pot without the soil soaking any of it up.

#### Joy replied on 2024-03-23

Thank you will definitely change out the soil have never change the soil

### IV.Vine commented on 2024-03-23

Furling leaves usually indicate overwatering. What yout can do is let the soil dry out further between waterings.

### kalli commented on 2024-03-23

i would change to a well draining soil mix, something chunky and maybe add some fertilizer. Helps with chronic over-watering (i do it too)

### Joy commented on 2024-03-23

Thank you all , much appreciated 😃

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