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title: "My brother in law committed “involuntary plantslaughter” at my house…"
description: "My brother in law committed “involuntary plantslaughter” at my house today …. He feels really bad about it. Does anyone know if an echeveria can recover from…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/64f685940a4ce43e7f37223f"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Two Green Thumbs"
published: "2023-09-05T01:34:12.011Z"
language: "en"
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# My brother in law committed “involuntary plantslaughter” at my house…

_Posted by Two Green Thumbs on 2023-09-05_

My brother in law committed “involuntary plantslaughter” at my house today …. He feels really bad about it. Does anyone know if an echeveria can recover from getting decapitated? Below is the before and after.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/s7IKFWI5uCtv8Pu_bRakrJ0no2gQwla9_5JQdq5eTk0/4446f0cdc6874fcc9f9f283d6e25a21f.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Planta member commented on 2023-09-05

Yes it can!!  
With the part in the pot:  
Just water it as you would usually do and it will start growing again.  
With the top part:  
You can either put it on a windowsill and forget about for a few months or put it in water and change out the water regularly and soon you will have roots!!

#### Rainy replied on 2023-09-05

Give your BIL the other half when it grows. 😉

### mel commented on 2023-09-05

they grow back slowly with time! He will once more have a head again!😂💚

### sol commented on 2023-09-05

haha it will be fine! i also decapitated mine. her name is Marie Antoinette.

### YourManJosue commented on 2023-09-08

Lol 🤣

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