Hello everyone, I've seen some helpful threads on this forum and I was hoping someone could diagnose my plant or tell me if it is beyond saving.

My chamaedorea elegans (if I have identified it correctly) seems quite unhealthy as it feels very crispy and looks brown. I suspect it was not watered much previously (I recently adopted it). What do these symptoms suggest are the problem?

I am keeping it by a bathroom window (for humidity) which receives morning sun through a frosted window.

Any help is much appreciated!

Hi
It may be dead. Brown crispy leaves can be cut off. They cannot reverse and become soft and green again. Humidity is not important. If the soil is moist now, all you can do is wait and see if any new growth comes from the centers.
Sorry I can't be more encouraging.

Thanks for the information. If I cut the brown leaves off but leave the stalks (if there is still some green), will they be able to grow from just the stalk?

The growth point is the center of the stem, or, maybe a side shoot from the base/soil. Nothing will grow from the tips of cut leaf stalks.

Try pulling on the center frond (Very gently) if it pulls out, your palm is dead. if not, it has a very small chance

Thank you both for your advice. I pulled on all the fronds and a few came loose. As all the leaves were brown and crispy, I clipped them all to the stem. Only a few remaining stems had not completely dried out in the centre. Hopefully the few stems I have left have enough life to start some new growth. I have read they are very slow growers anyway so I will wait to see if it dies.

um well if the center spear from the middle of the crown pulled out its almost 99/9% not going to make it

It's definitely too late. It may have been either under or overwatered.

See if this helps.

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