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title: "Planta identified this plant as an Elephant Bush so I treated it like…"
description: "Planta identified this plant as an Elephant Bush so I treated it like one and hardly watered it. As I went to water it tonight I noticed it had SO many dead…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/mdyn7EgOSnWQuQpUEmbKjA"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Emily B"
published: "2024-02-07T01:20:02.511135Z"
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# Planta identified this plant as an Elephant Bush so I treated it like…

_Posted by Emily B on 2024-02-07_

Planta identified this plant as an Elephant Bush so I treated it like one and hardly watered it. As I went to water it tonight I noticed it had SO many dead crispy leaves. So I decided to try a different identification app and am now realizing it’s a Baby’s Tear and has been neglected for months 😕 (I picked most of the dead leaves off already).

Is there any saving it??

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## 2 comments

### cherrbear🐻 commented on 2024-02-07

i bet if you just give it a couple months of the right care routine it will bounce back! it looks a little sad but not at all hopeless.

#### Emily B replied on 2024-02-07

I repotted it into regular soil instead of the succulent soil it was in, gave it a good water, and put it under a grow light. I hope it bounces back I feel so bad!!

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