---
title: "Pulled this pot out of the garage after a few months with my dead (or…"
description: "Pulled this pot out of the garage after a few months with my dead (or so I thought) corn plant. What on earth is going on? Will it survive?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/oR6r7hCnSQep2HNXGUq2Eh"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Paige"
published: "2026-08-05T15:44:47.909359Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0Vvp47WDsLXADLd1J9AFsKPuNSSY6fv6Ba6gv0TA8so/yKdSjzipQtCuHdc9Lqo5fQ.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md)

# Pulled this pot out of the garage after a few months with my dead (or…

_Posted by Paige on 2026-08-05_

Pulled this pot out of the garage after a few months with my dead (or so I thought) corn plant. What on earth is going on? Will it survive?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0Vvp47WDsLXADLd1J9AFsKPuNSSY6fv6Ba6gv0TA8so/yKdSjzipQtCuHdc9Lqo5fQ.webp?size=large)

## 8 comments

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2026-08-05

Yes MAYBE green will come out of that, whatever that is.. 😅😅🙈🙈

### plantgeek commented on 2026-08-05

interesting, it's completely variegated. it definitely could survive, i see teeeny tiny bits of green

### Mr Variegated commented on 2026-08-05

I’m my experience, any fully white that isn’t normal for the plant will die. It’s very interesting to see this. If I had this plant I’d leave it just to see what happens, but I know end result will be wasted time.  
If I was to keep this plant I’d cut that white off and let it trigger another growth point. There are many nodes on that, even buried under the soil. Water and treat as a live plant.

#### Paige replied on 2026-08-05

I think I’m going to leave it as is out of pure curiosity, even if death is inevitable 😛

#### Mr Variegated replied on 2026-08-05

Yes please post an update later, would love to see the results.

### Waspinator commented on 2026-08-05

Its odds of survival are very low. You might try exposing a lower node to see if it can get some green leaves in there

### Dondoo52 commented on 2026-08-05

I had a similar experience with an old corn plant that I had discarded. It wasn’t white, but surprisingly, after a few months I saw growth when considering the pot for a newbie. I got excited and started to care for the plant again. Sadly, once I started watering it, it died completely! I guess it was too much too soon. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Maybe take it slow? I hope you have success!

### Cheryl commented on 2026-08-06

It became albino when placed in the dark. Give it some light.

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_