--- title: "Hi y’all! I got this White Birds of Paradise from Marketplace a while…" description: "Hi y’all! I got this White Birds of Paradise from Marketplace a while back and need some help figuring out if it’s done for. TL;DR: I gave my plants to my MIL…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/X1W6Jea0lwHrrMYbR9XONL?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Braydon" published: "2026-10-05T18:15:20.401743Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4R6qTtcgAfgjGfUxJPW9QyJkF0JwIve7I2Itl4vMk9E/OvdDlkDuSU6xq3GweYu2cw.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # Hi y’all! I got this White Birds of Paradise from Marketplace a while… _Braydon님이 2026-10-05에 게시함_ Hi y’all! I got this White Birds of Paradise from Marketplace a while back and need some help figuring out if it’s done for. TL;DR: I gave my plants to my MIL to take care of while I did full-time travel for 2 years. Needless to say, she didn’t do the best job taking care of this baby. It’s green still so 85 makes me think it could be saved, any advice here welcome! ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4R6qTtcgAfgjGfUxJPW9QyJkF0JwIve7I2Itl4vMk9E/OvdDlkDuSU6xq3GweYu2cw.webp?size=large) ## 14개의 댓글 ### Adi🪴님이 2026-10-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. Oh my god this would infuriate me. I’m sorry to say but in my opinion the plant has no leaves/unfurling leaves so it doesn’t really have a way to photosynthesize. Meaning it’s pretty much dead. You could leave it for a bit longer to see if maybe one leaf comes out but I highly doubt it cause the plant has no way to receive energy from the sun. #### Braydon님이 2026-10-11에 답변했습니다. I’ve been thinking about it - it seems there is some new growth!! I’m hoping it can come back, but needlessly to say I was pretty annoyed ### Josie's Jungle님이 2026-10-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. I think as long as it's been and the roots look healthy it can come back with some TLC. No harm in just waiting it out and making sure it's getting at least some nutrients to welcome it back. If anything new shoots would come from the rhizomes, not the existing stems, but the stems can still photosynthesize a bit. Cut it down a bit so it's not spending too effort up top. My best guess as to how to revive it! #### Braydon님이 2026-10-11에 답변했습니다. Where would I cut it down? #### Josie's Jungle님이 2026-10-12에 답변했습니다. It's subjective. I tend to hack my plants down to a few inches if they don't grow like I like them, but taller plants I leave a bit more for photosynthesis to potentially take place in the stems. There's no harm if you've given up on the plant - I ignored a zz plant for months (too lazy to toss it) and for some reason a new shoot popped up from the rhizomes. I also left a succulent cutting parked in some dirt for more than a year at the office where nobody took care of it, and one day it started sprouting. Nature is amazing and resilient! ### Loving plants님이 2026-10-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. I have tried many in the house and absolutely all have died. I have no patience to wait a year to see a maybe. I live in Florida and they do great outside in the ground. ### Mr Variegated님이 2026-10-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. So I was at my wits end with my BoP. This thing had leaves longer than 15ft, and then with the droop, it was like 25ft wide. I tried to give it away but nobody was willing to rent a U-Haul truck to take it. So I figured for the time being I’d just cut it down and then eventually throw the bottom away. Cut 8 leaves and left the stems about 6ft tall. Now it has grown a new leaf and a pup. This plant doesn’t want me to throw it away… sorry for the rant. Your plant will recover. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qun-uwmwjRvmA8QnwxK87iK7Q6uTZm-V00qjY42psOo/wUkNLB2tTFSa0HOT3C5LLg.webp?size=large) #### Braydon님이 2026-10-11에 답변했습니다. Hahahaha this makes me feel SO much better! ### JuicyCactussy님이 2026-10-06에 댓글을 남겼어요. Bro what did she DO to that thing 💀 #### Nata님이 2026-10-06에 답변했습니다. That’s what I’m wondering. Did she mistake the watering can with the scissors?!? #### Braydon님이 2026-10-11에 답변했습니다. Don’t even get me started - I explained why this one was so important to me and she… just didn’t care #### Nata님이 2026-10-12에 답변했습니다. Oh my 💔 ### Plantingsherry님이 2026-10-06에 댓글을 남겼어요. Mr. variegated actually knows from experience. That would’ve been my guess too. Because true the leaves photosynthesize, but plants always come back after winter, and there are no leaves to photosynthesis when they come back from the ground. I would definitely think that while those stems are so green, there’s hope for it to come back. #### Braydon님이 2026-10-11에 답변했습니다. Fingers crossed, I’m going to wait it out a bit. I’m seeing a bit of new growth already!! --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_