What plant(s) do you have that you were convinced were going to die, but made a miraculous comeback?
If you have pictures of before and after, that's great, if not, just share a picture of it in its current state.
I have two, a Chlorophytum laxum 'Bichetii' (okay, I wasn't really surprised about this one, it's a 'Spider Plant, you can't kill them!) and an 'Aloe Vera.'
I purchased the Chlorophytum laxum 'Bichetii' at a local BBS on clearance for $1.50. About 90% (seriously) of the foliage was brown, dried up, and dead. The garden center folks let the poor thing go bone dry and apparently kept it that way because it was still bone dry when I picked it up. I saw potential in the little fella, as I saw a little bit of green poking out from the center of the dead foliage.
Here's a couple days after purchase, given a nice drink and all cleaned up.
Here's a couple weeks ago:
I recently purchased this 'Aloe Vera' at the same BBS on clearance for $2 (okay, now that I type this I'm convinced they can't take care of their plants). It was soaking wet and about 75% of the roots were rotted. I cleaned it up, placed it in a tiny makeshift pot (it's in a Chic-Fil-A styrofoam cup) and stuck it outside. Three weeks later, I can see a ton of white, healthy roots coming from the bottom of the pot.
I don't have a picture from the day I purchased it sadly, but here it is today. I'm expecting it to lose two or three leaves, but it seems to be making a miraculous comeback so I don't mind.
Thanks for reading and sharing.
Planto
