--- title: "I repotted my bird of paradise at the beginning of last month and the…" description: "I repotted my bird of paradise at the beginning of last month and the health of it has significantly decreased. I’ve lost two leaves since this photo. I…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/i7PoCQbS8A3C3bLprHfUf4?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Amber Morgan" published: "2025-06-18T21:32:13.780927Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3tjxgasmdGYGeB3Sht4rE3MjJ5nbsi1gkRg_GVmrkqY/i12232eaTtGdUc9a0IzBJw.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # I repotted my bird of paradise at the beginning of last month and the… _Amber Morgan님이 2025-06-18에 게시함_ I repotted my bird of paradise at the beginning of last month and the health of it has significantly decreased. I’ve lost two leaves since this photo. I noticed the soil smelled bad today. What happened? What should I do? ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3tjxgasmdGYGeB3Sht4rE3MjJ5nbsi1gkRg_GVmrkqY/i12232eaTtGdUc9a0IzBJw.webp?size=large) ## 19개의 댓글 ### Jcook님이 2025-06-18에 댓글을 남겼어요. Could you add a pic of the pot and soil? ### zollol님이 2025-06-18에 댓글을 남겼어요. Hard to tell when theres not a recent picture, but i can say the soil looks very dark and wet. Im not a fan of those self-watering bulbs for indoor plants, especially when the plant is in a plastic pot in a cool place. The leaves look droopy, though it might be that its trying to reach the light, that corner is too dark. Im not sure whats going on with the stalks, maybe someone whose more experienced with these kinds of plants can tell you ### Amber Morgan님이 2025-06-18에 댓글을 남겼어요. Current soil situation ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3tjxgasmdGYGeB3Sht4rE3MjJ5nbsi1gkRg_GVmrkqY/73w49Cm9SQ2hj42xzaVzCA.webp?size=large) #### Jcook님이 2025-06-18에 답변했습니다. I like the decorations! It might be a combination of multiple things, but I think your soil may be too dense/water retentive. Did you mess with the root ball much when you repotted or just plop it in the new pot and fill in around it? #### Amber Morgan님이 2025-06-18에 답변했습니다. It was rather root bound, so I had to take a hammer to the ceramic pot I had it in previously. Once out, I did some cutting and hacking to the root ball to try to break it all up. It was almost 100% roots and no soil whatsoever. #### Jcook님이 2025-06-18에 답변했습니다. I gotcha, it may be in shock from the repot then. I did the exact same thing you did when I repotted my BoP last September. It was very root bound so I really went to town trying to loosen it up and then repotted and it had an absolute freak out for several months until its roots filled in the new space. #### Jcook님이 2025-06-18에 답변했습니다. If the soil smells bad you may have some root rot going on as well. #### Amber Morgan님이 2025-06-18에 답변했습니다. Thanks for weighing in with your expertise! I’ll check for root rot and hope and pray it’s just shock! _앱에서 2개의 답글 더 보기_ ### zollol님이 2025-06-18에 댓글을 남겼어요. So when you repotted the plant, did you reuse the old soil? Tell me you didnt 😭 #### Amber Morgan님이 2025-06-18에 답변했습니다. Absolutely not. Like I said up above⬆️, it barely had any soil because it was so root bound #### zollol님이 2025-06-18에 답변했습니다. Oh ok awesome! Im a little dramatic because i did that once. Huge mistake on my part. Your soil looks fine for a bird of paradise, honestly, but i do worry it doesnt drain well, especially if its in a plastic pot. A layer of gravel at the bottom helps alot with that, or just giving it more time between waterings. I do think the problem with your plant is something else though. Im not a fan of the placement of the plant at all. A few feet to the right would do alot better than the dark corner, i think. Otherwise… it is pest season. Check it for funal infections and tiny bugs. I wish you luck, its such a pretty plant! #### Amber Morgan님이 2025-06-18에 답변했습니다. Thank you! ### LeafyGreenhouse님이 2025-06-18에 댓글을 남겼어요. Root rot ! Treat it with a root rot specific treatment ! Also stop watering all together until you treat #### Amber Morgan님이 2025-06-18에 답변했습니다. Yep. It’s root rot. And fungus knats 😭 I just hacked all the rot off and I’m left with this. Does she have a fighting chance? ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3tjxgasmdGYGeB3Sht4rE3MjJ5nbsi1gkRg_GVmrkqY/ucGETyyTTsylVH_CjARBDw.webp?size=large) #### LeafyGreenhouse님이 2025-06-18에 답변했습니다. Yes she still does I would recommend putting her in water to grow new roots then transfer her to soil #### Amber Morgan님이 2025-06-18에 답변했습니다. Will do!! Tysm! #### LeafyGreenhouse님이 2025-06-19에 답변했습니다. Np! --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_