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title: "What can I do to make her look more alive"
description: "What can I do to make her look more alive"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/P1CVdO-mSWyLG3xW2OWdbw"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Whitney soutar"
published: "2024-06-14T16:58:40.176344Z"
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# What can I do to make her look more alive

_Posted by Whitney soutar on 2024-06-14_

What can I do to make her look more alive

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## 5 comments

### Dee commented on 2024-06-14

Looks like it needs water

### Whitney soutar commented on 2024-06-14

Okay

### Sunny commented on 2024-06-14

It’s extremely dehydrated. It should be a bit plump and smooth. It needs water and probably fertilizer because it’s pale.

My Thanksgiving cactus is shown in my photo. Only the tip of the end leaves are wrinkled and the rest of the leaves are a bit flat showing its time to water.

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### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-06-14

lol definitely water it!

### Terrarimum commented on 2024-06-15

Do you bottom-water? My elephant plant had that issue until I gave it a really solid soak

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