tropical

hi everybody - I have recently "adopted" (no photo, before you ask...) a tropical looking plant with big oval thick leaves, about 40 cm high -1 1/2 foot, which has been neglected but it is definitely alive.

I imagined that first thing to do was to set it free from the vase and put it into the water to reanimate it. It has been in the water now for 1 and a half day but still the leaves are completely floppy (and I mean vertical floppy, looking down).

Is it just taking its time to reanimate and should I add some liquid food in the water?

 

Hi mira, hope you and all are well. xx

Your mystery plant may be a Rubber Plant so look up problems they may encounter when ill treated as it could be temp too cold or lack of water. They are pretty easy to maintain in general.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_elastica

 

thank you Vic, it definitely looks pretty similar. I will research for problems, althought I think that the plants looks really healthy other than the evident lack of water...I can leave it a little longer in the water but I don't want to overdo it.