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Posted 2Y ago by @PlantyPlanter

What’s going on??😭

What’s wrong with my #SeaVetchling and how do I fix it? 😭 #Transplant #Propagation #NotSoHappyPlants
20” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
It's hard to tell from that picture, can you get a closer one?
Is it this plant?
I think it might be past saving, probably either sunburnt or a lack of water. πŸ˜”
@addictivepothos I just watered it, it was already in full sun. I took it from the beach
Are you pulling my leg? (No offense intended)
@addictivepothos what do you mean?
Sorry I was wondering if you were joking because its fully dead.
@addictivepothos oh no I was saying it like β€œawww dang it because I watered it right away and it was already in full sun at the beach” sorry
Hey, Noah. Some plants do not transplant well. The plant starts from a seed and grows well, but if the roots are disturbed, it can really shock the plant. I'm betting this is what has happened.

If you try to transplant another one, I would bring a pot with you and dig around the roots so you don't disturb them as much. See if that works. (:
Is this what it looks like? I would imagine this is a really fragile plant. Are there any seed pods?! I bet you could start from seed and the plant would be much sturdier!
@sarahsalith it’s more droopy and curvy and has purple flowers. Ok, so you don’t think it will come back?
@PlantyPlanter I think if you get it nice and settled, it has a good chance to come back next season. I looked it up and it's a perennial.

I've had several plants that I've borrowed from nature and it's taken them a while to regrow. If you have the space and time, I'd put it to the side somewhere and leaf it alone. Maybe it'll surprise you! It's just that stem is in shock.

Did you see any seed pods?
@sarahsalith the stem did break a little when I got it so that makes sense, it had another plant attached to it but it was dead so I broke it off. It had not flowers though but I could see where the flowers were forming
@sarahsalith is it possible to bring a plant from sand to dirt?
@sarahsalith the roots were like tree roots and were hard to pull up, I think it was spread far throughout the group and probably reached down deep (to be able to get to the water level)