Very few of us are born with a green thumb—most of us have to learn the hard way that taking care of office or house plants is far more difficult than it looks. I’m a great example of a person who tends to give my indoor plants too much and too little water at the same time. And my office plant that’s a low-maintenance succulent is begging me to give it to a plant shelter so it can find a proper forever home.
However, with some hard work, love, and proper care, even neglected plants can make a comeback and flourish. And you can’t deny that there’s something deeply and instinctively satisfying and inspirational about seeing these amazing plants getting back up on their… feet? Roots? Tendrils? Ent-legs? One of those, definitely.
So scroll down for some verdant motivation and upvote your fave before and after pics. We’d also like to hear your opinion about a couple of things, dear Pandas. Have you had any cool plant comebacks in your lives? And do you tend to overwater or underwater your plants? Share your thoughts on growing plants with us in the comments below. And be sure to read on for Bored Panda’s exclusive in-depth interview with Kamilė Trakytė, plant collector, genetics student, and co-owner of the ‘Kambarinės gėlės’ plant shop that is based in Vilnius.
#1 Rescued From The Trash 2.5 Years Ago To Nearly Outgrowing My Apt Today
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#2 I Took In My Partner’s Neglected Succulent, And Here We Are Two Months Later! 03.18.19 // 05.24.19
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#3 Found This Guy Underneath The Discount Table At Walmart. The Cashier Asked Me Why I Was Buying A Dead Plant. 15 Hours Later…
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#4 Two Years Later!
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#5 Anyone Who Says They Don’t Have Favourites Is Either Lying To Themselves, Or You. Six Months Progress
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#6 The Difference A Year Makes! I Rescued This Little Guy In June 2018 And He’s Thriving Now!
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#7 May To September. The Underdog Became The Cutest
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#8 My Ctenanthe Setosa – Left Pic Is When I Brought It Home, Right – 3 Weeks Later
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#9 Adopted This Sad Jade Plant From An Old Coworker. Look At It Now, Less Than Six Months Later!
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#10 My Banana Tree Survived A Move To A New State
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#11 10 Months Later, Lemon Tree Is Back From The Dead!
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#12 I Was Able To Save This Guy After A Rough Summer, Here It Is Now
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#13 I Found This Little Cutting About A Year Ago, Now It Is Thriving On My Window!
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#14 1 Year Progress. The Plants Seem To Like That Corner And So Do Our Guests (And Us Of Course)
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#15 Pierre, My Fiddle Leaf Fig, Sprouted His First Leaf After Losing All Of His Old Ones. I’m So Over The Moon!
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#16 Field Maple Progress Over 2 Years
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#17 For Some Reason This Begonia Has Been One Of My Most Successful Saves From Home Depot. I Love The Color Change!
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#18 Hardware Store Rescue, 1 Year Progress
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#19 Rescued From Lowe’s. Last Night vs. This Morning!
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#20 Six Months Progress Of My Beheaded Echeveria Devotion!
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#21 An Old Flatmate Left This “Dead” Plant Behind And I Nursed It Back To Health
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#22 These Succulents That I Moved Them For Obvious Reasons
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#23 Less Than A Day After Watering…my Pothos Is Dramatic Af
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#24 I Recently Had A House Fire Kill Most Of My Plants, My Thai Constellation Refused To Give Up
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#25 Do Plants Count? 5 Days After I Found It In The Trash This Beaut Is Thriving!
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#26 From Despondent To Fabulous After 18 Days In The Shower
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#27 1 Year Of Progress On My Pilea Peperomioides After Nearly Killing It
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#28 35 Days!!
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#29 19 Days Of Regrowth On This Succulent Stump
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#30 About 5 Months Progress On My Echeveria Cubic Frost
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