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title: "This guy isn’t doing very well I’m not sure what kind of plant it is…"
description: "This guy isn’t doing very well I’m not sure what kind of plant it is and I think it’s too small to identify. I do want this guy to stay alive"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "JustaLemon"
published: "2024-02-24T15:55:49.103759Z"
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# This guy isn’t doing very well I’m not sure what kind of plant it is…

_Posted by JustaLemon on 2024-02-24_

This guy isn’t doing very well I’m not sure what kind of plant it is and I think it’s too small to identify. I do want this guy to stay alive

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/x29jN_EcEjMDb90NPZhuzYX93j35Qpg3qOkY8UuCIfI/v9Ed0fkUTL-KJUQVZ7ieYg.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Chrissy commented on 2024-02-24

Does that pot have drainage holes?

#### JustaLemon replied on 2024-02-24

It does

### Women are Water commented on 2024-02-25

Might be a dieffenbachia judging by the stem. If you want to save it I agree it need a small pot. And looser soil that soil looks very dense and compacted. Also check the roots for rot. I completely be headed mine because she was delivered to me with stem rot. She put out a new shoot from the side.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vpyZc8ITdqrtEIsb6abRUlTe_E-H019oUDdZnDiD_MA/p8j-gbUKSmy6dKCLNWJyig.webp?size=large)

### Women are Water commented on 2024-02-25

This is her now. Excuse the mess in the background lol

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vpyZc8ITdqrtEIsb6abRUlTe_E-H019oUDdZnDiD_MA/_oZ_dwZjSZq8lLMg4tMQjg.webp?size=large)

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