Following on from neglected/forlorn and given the time of year (Easter) the theme for this month is any plant brought back to life. Not asking for before and after pictures just a photograph of a plant that you decided not to consign to the compost heap but gave another chance to grow.
During my lockdown re-potting last year I found this Aloe haworthioides showing little signs of life but as the leaves were not crisp I decided it could stay on the staging to see what happened if I watered it. Plant has now turned a more healthy colour and is producing a flower spike
April 2021 - Resurrection
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This Crassula 'Buddha's Temple' I have called Lazarus for this comp.. Early in January the main plant had fallen over. About 3 inches of the main stem was rotten and the roots had gone so out came the scalpel and I cut off the main head which is what you see. I had no great expectations of it rooting but it has and its flowered for me.Resurrection.
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Re: April 2021 - Resurrection
My Aloinopsis schooneesii can definitely take part in this competition. I don't remember when exactly, but easily more than half a year ago, (I think) I completely overwatered this little fella, it went all mushy and then crispy, and lost close to all of his leaves. I decided to give him another chance, kept him totally dry until recently, and somewhere within the last 2 months noticed the few (3 maybe) remaining leaves started to grow and some new growth showed up. He's ugly, but alive!
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Re: April 2021 - Resurrection
I am quite surprised that all heads flowered at the same time, even the ones near the base. There isn't much to reroot!
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I bought this mesem, Scopelongena verruculata, early 2018. I potted into a round clay pot with a 50%mix of compost and grit. For almost three year it just sat doing nothing, limp and no new growth and I was tempted to get rid of it . In Early January this year I potted it into what you see. Its now started to pick up and new growth is appearing. Maybe like us it likes its new house
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Re: April 2021 - Resurrection
Echeveria subsessilis 'Variegata'
Nearly lost this this winter but the top rosette seems to be pulling through and a host of small new shoots coming from near the base.Ed
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Maybe the blue reminds it of the nice blue skies where it comes from
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Re: April 2021 - Resurrection
This month's winner is Ernie for his Scopelongena verruculata