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title: "As you can see, I’m in need of help lol. My curly locks orchid cactus…"
description: "As you can see, I’m in need of help lol. My curly locks orchid cactus is i’m pretty sure badly sunburned because of my forgetfulness. When I first got it I of…"
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author: "Lemoone"
published: "2025-08-21T01:50:14.560063Z"
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# As you can see, I’m in need of help lol. My curly locks orchid cactus…

_Lagt ut av Lemoone den 2025-08-21_

As you can see, I’m in need of help lol. My curly locks orchid cactus is i’m pretty sure badly sunburned because of my forgetfulness. When I first got it I of course did research to see how much light it needed. So when it said a more shady area, I put it on a non sunny shelf. But I had to move that shelf, so I set it right in front of my window with most of my other plants while I was moving things, and never moved it back to shade. I was gone for about two months, so I didn’t know it suffered until I got back, and in the summer sun it got absolutely fried… It was growing so well a while back, and now it looks like this…

I just have to know if it’s save-able or not… if anybody knows if it can be helped, please let me know! I moved it into shade, but I don’t know what else to do.

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Y51I-LUlYPENrMUpApxm-7_9624tbgMSIN9o_HtCJAI/791fls_7STudh5bRB7XjbA.webp?size=large)

## 3 kommentarer

### Waspinator kommenterte den 2025-08-21

Your odds of saving it are very low, but cacti are capable of some impressive comebacks. If the roots are alive, then just regular care for a while can encourage them to make new growth. If you want to give it a chance, water it thoroughly and wait. Playing music can also help a struggling plant; they seem to like the vibrations. Continue regular care, but be careful not to overwater; it can't use water as fast if it has nothing to photosynthesize with. As for how long to wait for signs of recovery: i have no idea. My ficuses managed to send up new shoots almost two months after a burn like that (some people might give up sooner, but i am rather attached to those two)

#### Random Strands svarte den 2025-08-21

I was going to suggest constant grow lights turning down not off at night. Thoroughly water and cut off all dead. Hopefully the roots are surviving. The one I burned in the sun took almost 3 months. I wanted to trash it so bad but then suddenly a tiny green that I was thinking was a weed at first. So much patience and keep the soil moist not soaked after the first soaking.

### Yolanda kommenterte den 2025-08-21

😬I’m afraid that’s a loss!🙁

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