Do I still have a chance of saving this plant?

Do I still have a chance of saving this plant?#371056

By Eventerminator -  Mon Dec 21, 2020 8:21 am
Location:  Perth, Western Australia
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- Mon Dec 21, 2020 8:21 am #371056

Hello

My sister bought this plant a few weeks ago to gift to me for Christmas but she was unable to take care of it. She gave it to me earlier than what was planned. The pot was bone dry as hell. The peat moss was light brown. I've just doused it with as much distilled water as I can.

Do I still have a chance to save this pot? I still see some green on the plants. It is a pot of D.Spatulata

Thank you

A newbie at taking care of carnivorous plants. I live in Australia, Perth WA.

Re: Do I still have a chance of saving this plant?#371067

By nimbulan -  Mon Dec 21, 2020 3:59 pm
Location:  Portland, OR zone 8b
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- Mon Dec 21, 2020 3:59 pm #371067

Looks like you still have a couple live rosettes in there so you should be ok. It may take a while to recover though.

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Re: Do I still have a chance of saving this plant?#371077

By Panman -  Mon Dec 21, 2020 6:56 pm
Location:  Atlanta, GA USA Zone 8a/8b
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- Mon Dec 21, 2020 6:56 pm #371077

Where there's green, there's life, so you still have a chance. I would probably bag it to raise the humidity so it can hang on to as much of the moisture that it draws up. The trick will be to keep it damp without getting it too wet. Because it is already stressed, it will be susceptible to rot.

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