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title: "So I sat my monstera out to let the water drain, and forgot about it…"
description: "So I sat my monstera out to let the water drain, and forgot about it for a few hours… 😬 It got incredibly sunburned, is there any hope for it? Any tips or…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Elisabeth"
published: "2024-08-31T20:55:08.648877Z"
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# So I sat my monstera out to let the water drain, and forgot about it…

_Posted by Elisabeth on 2024-08-31_

So I sat my monstera out to let the water drain, and forgot about it for a few hours… 😬 It got incredibly sunburned, is there any hope for it? Any tips or tricks?

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## 5 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-08-31

there’s no coming back for those leaves — the plant overall can recover but it will be ugly for a while

#### Elisabeth replied on 2024-09-01

Should I chop and prop? Or just leave it be?

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-09-01

go with Sunny’s rec!

### Sunny commented on 2024-09-01

I would not cut up the plant to propagate. The plant and roots are good. Just cut off the all black leaves. They won’t help with photosynthesis anymore. The partially damaged leaves are still helpful to the plant. I recommend leaving the partially damaged leaves until the plant generates new leaves.

#### Elisabeth replied on 2024-09-01

Thank you!!

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