Plant questions

Real questions from home gardeners, the kind people post with a worried photo, answered by GrowPls: what's likely going on, what to do about it, and when to worry.

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  orchid, basil, croton

  Can these orchid, basil, and croton plants be saved?

  Yes, the orchid and croton are probably salvageable, but the herb in the black pot looks too dried out to recover. Check each plant’s stems and roots for green, firm tissue, trim off dead parts, repot if needed, and adjust light and watering so they can regrow.

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  purple tradescantia and trailing peperomia

  Why are my new purple Tradescantia and trailing peperomia wilting?

  Both plants look stressed from the move home plus either too much water and/or too-strong light. Check the roots, repot into a free‑draining mix, give bright but indirect light, and only water when the top of the soil has dried.

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