How do I keep my potted flower from dying? Green leaves started wilting already.

Where is The Gardener? LOL! Any plant people here? Ever since I was a kid and I was made to water classroom plants, they all die/d. Even in the office.

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Mix 1/2 cup peroxide with 1/2 cup water and pour over plant. If it’s root rot it will kill the fungus and perk it right up.

Is it actually wilting? Wilting typically means too little water/too much heat.

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Tricky to grow in pots.

Good luck.

OP - lift the whole plant up with both hands. If it feels heavy, don't water it at all until the whole thing feels rather light.

I will check that link in a minit, thanks!


THANK YOU!!! I have people Trace Minerals. I will look for it.

Thanks but it says 1/2 cup water would kill it from too much water?


It probably has too much heat: we're having a heat wave and it's behind the glass (window) but I looked it up for cockscomb and it says it needs a lot of heat and little water. I'm in desert climate.


You mean lift it up FROM the pot? (It's a plastic pot). It's not heavy it's light. It's very small.

Thank you all. Please feel free to clarify/add on.

Thank you, I'm reading it. It's exactly mine. It's orange


Some green leaves are mushy and one turned yellow and wilted. The others are ok.

Am I frying it on the window sill?

get that app that takes a picture of your plant and tells you whats wrong or what you need

How many drain holes are in your pot? They say you can grow Cock's Comb as an indoor plant but it's really more of an outside plant.

Take your plant out of the pot, rinse dirt out of roots with distilled water. Cut away rotted parts of roots and re-plant in well draining soil in a pot with good drainage.

Good luck!

Never heard of it. Sorry but my phone came with too much bloatware already! I can't even delete the FB (facetard!)
If I start DL apps , I won't be able to sustain the mandatory phone system upgrades.



Drain holes? Dunno. Maybe I should give it to someone or plant it out somewhere in nature?

Can't take it out of the pot: too messy & I only have 1 sink. Too much work plus I am scared of finding any bugs inside! And can't invest in buying pots and the like right now. Sorry! But thanks for the advice. If there's any advice insofar as watering or not, sun or not, that sorta thing, that's what I was looking for.

I'm not a plant person, I just want minimal contact with it.
Stay there and look pretty, but I don't wanna touch it, like men!

Celosia are low maintenance plants that do best in garden beds rather than containers.
Celosia prefer full sun and well-drained soil.

If your pot doesn't have drain holes, the plant will drown.
Full sun=6hours or more.

If you can, examine the bottom of the pot. No holes? Then make some or transplant the flower to one that does. You must do this or you will most likely lose your plant.

Stop watering. The soil should completely dry out between watering.

-I work at a garden center-
I help black thumbs on a daily basis.

Good luck and don't stop be leafing.

Go to a craft store and buy a fake one.

Then give it to someone who knows the difference between dirt and filth... and who has $2.00 for a pot... and knows that bugs in the roots of a HOUSE plant is so super rare... Plus if they are having a bad day... getting a plant might make them happy.

You are not watering it enough. Water it very well and then don't water it again until the soil is dry. Water it once or twice a week.


Put the plant in the sink and just water it really good. The water will come out of the bottom of the pot. Keep it there until it stops dripping, then put it on a plate in a sunny part of the apartment or house.

When they say don't water it too much, they mean don't soak it every day. But it's ok to water it a lot once or twice a week.

Thank you. I did see one hole on the side. I'll check it out I'm due to get up. Been lying here for days!

OMFGosh!!! I FRIED IT!!!

I just took it out off the window sill after 7-8 hours. It's fried.

ALL THE LEAVES ARE SOFT/wilted. A few shrivelled up and a few are yellow.

There's slits at the bottom.

What do I do now Please??

The flower looks ok the leaves are bad. Are they dead??

They also like fresh air outside every once in a while.

Try the soaking method to try and revive it.


Set the pot in a sink filled with room-temperature water.

The water should come about halfway up the pot's side.

Leave the pot in the sink for at least one hour.

Or until the soil feels wet at the top.

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Thanks, Daniel. Are you sure? Every page I find on my own says NOT to water. I'm afraid to kill it further. I'm so bummed right now. I took pix but I can't figure out how to get them online.

It only has 1 good leaf now. The big one. I'm so sad


The soil is super dry now. BUt the leaves feel mushy and wet (they aren't wet)

I forgot to turn it. THe other side of the soil is very moist. Why?? It feels slimy.

Please tell me how NOT to kill it further.

Daniel-Sun tells me to water it a lot. The other person above (plant person?) tells me to not water it.

Which is it, please??

Your soil requires reactivating.

Add molasses and epson salts immediately.

Does the pot have good drainage?

Dont use soft water for sure!

Good drainage!

Definitely not too much water.

Look up everything, decide after, or
go to a nursery.

I don't own either, nor any sugar products. It' s late. All closed. I have calcium somewhere and mag. Will that do?

Check the Ph of your soil with a small test kit from your local hardware store.

Shouldn’t cost more than $10

Maybe don't follow my advice just yet. See what some of the GLP experts have to say.

Definitely add mag and I suppose some calcium couldn’t hurt.

Bare in mind plants utilise nutrients in parts per million so less is always more.

Your water should have a Ph reading of between 5.5-6.5

Need to see a pic of plant to accurately evaluate.