This is just a little over 2 months worth of growth under the right conditions!

The poster said the trick was simply fertilizer and sunshine.

But within a month it received everything it needed to grow again.

This plant owner propagated some new plants and from July 21, 2019 to February 12, 2020 managed to get three thriving plants out of the cuttings of their original.

The leaves are already splitting and this plant person insists they did nothing extra special to get it to go wild.

We’ve definitely managed to make plants look like the first photo, but that’s usually AFTER they looked like the last.

The plants are climbers, but this is some great growth for such a short period of time.

This progress is even more special since the grower took the cutting from their late grandmother’s plant.

These heart-shaped leaves are beating fast.

“All my Haworthia get 100% grit in the form of akadama, slow-release fertilizer, light from a west-facing window in the summer, and LED grow lights in the winter. They sit in an open window during the dry summer, and a closed winter with a fan for air circulation during the wet winter. I water a few days after the substrate is fully dry.”

That’s more complicated than our own daily routine!

Then again, it lives in Charleston, South Carolina where it can stay outside and soak up that glorious sunshine all year round.

Wish we could say the same for ourselves!

We’d say this owl pot has finally got some feathers in its cap!

And while it lost its ruffle, it’s now living the true succulent lifestyle by sucking up all that water in the intervening 5 months.

And you always have the option of pushing those vines back in the pot to make it more dense before the raindrops start falling on your head.

But we suspect there’s a little oversaturation of the photograph here – unless this is the purplest specimen ever!

The owner said it was super slow at first, but that’s clearly no longer the case.

But it only needed a few days – and a replant.

But after its dramatic rescue and recovery period, it’s nearly as good as new.

The person who took custody of this Hoya managed to get it to go from dry and damaged to plump and curvy in just 5 days.

But this lucky orchid owner was given the plant back in 2016 and – despite almost killing it several times – finally got it to bloom.

From August to the following January, this little green guy was in a pretty good mood as he reached out to touch everything around him.

And it’s growing nice and dense too!

The plant is nicknamed String of Bananas and this one managed to thrive even in the winter months!

Can you imagine what it’ll look like if it keeps growing at that rate?

“This little guy went from fitting on my windowsill to growing more than half of my height. The far-left photo is from when I got him (about a foot tall). The middle photo is after repotting, and the far-right photo is the same pot last week.”

It gets a bit of patio sun each day and water when it looks dry, but the owner didn’t mention any wizardry in the making of this plant.

It looks so lush and healthy!

And interesting trade, but clearly they thought saving the plant was better than blocking the sun.

And the Redditor was rewarded for their work with a beautiful deep purple hue.

It’s hard to know when to trim back plants since that can sometimes work against you.

We try, but ours aren’t quite as cooperative.

The poster said this is after just nine months.

We could no doubt kill that in 9 days.

Only a few months of love and care brought this plant to its full potential.

And we can’t help but marvel that this tiny cutting turned into such a hearty plant in a year.

Just look at these beautiful, healthy leaves!

While these plants are pretty hard to kill, some of us know that they’ll also just sit there and not show much progress.

After 2 months, this plant rescuer managed to take this drooping plant and make it one seriously happy camper.

It got repotted and there’s a layer of sand to protect it from gnats, but after that, it was just the right kind of sunlight and bi-weekly watering that turned this plant into a gorgeous bush.

Apparently they need some humidity, so if you’re going to give this one a try, it’s probably best not to pick one up in winter.

But it wasn’t without effort. It has the benefit of special grow bulbs, peat and pearlite mix, regular prunings, and pH-adjusted tap water. And that’s more effort that a lot of us want to put in.

Alas, the rewards are great when you do!

But the owner assured everyone that all was well. It has a grow light and sunlight – which is more healthy light that most humans get in a day.

It must feel so good to look in and see that progress!

The owner is just working on beefing up those stems so she isn’t so top-heavy.

Now that it’s no longer in direct sun it’s got room to grow without being too overwhelmed.

This gives us some hope for the plants we have that look a lot like the one on the left.

And it’s clearly working. This is its progress between 2/13/2019-12/12/19.

For whatever reason, these are plants that would rather be neglected (relatively, at least).

It’s got some special soil and grow lights since it lives in a dark apartment

This is just 6.5 months worth of progress – and the owner admitted that they needed to be turning the plant more for equal sunlight.

A lot of plants require some serious patience if you want to see results.

It hardly looks like the same plant anymore!

This Sempervivums went through quite a growth spurt in just 8 months.

It’s a gorgeous specimen of Sedum rubrotinctum, also called “Pork and Beans.”

In order to get it so lush, the owner kept taking cuttings and replanting them in the same soil.

But that all changed by late March when the work paid off and it began to thrive.

That little owl now has some serious company in the flower pot!

That’s some incredible growth!

It’s incredible how different a plant can look when it’s reaching its full potential.

That’s quite a bit of growth – and it’s lush and full to boot!

It looks a lot happier there!

Apparently kittens are not a magic plant growth strategy.

Go figure.

It looks like it’s going to need a bigger pot pretty soon!

And the summer humidity was all it needed to grow, grow, grow!

This is it 3 months after its rescue!

It looks like it’s getting the perfect amount of care.

Stripping it of leaves to encourage root growth and using a ziplock back to seal in the moisture was their secret to success.

Humidity, indirect light, and a whole lot of luck are the keys.

They’re not that hard to grow, but we’ve managed to kill a few in our time!

After a repotting and some sun and a few months to recover, it’s now overflowing with happy tears.

Other commenters couldn’t believe how big it got.

Apparently, the key is living in a place like Albuquerque where it’s hot and humid.

While the top photo is the more recent one, the whiteness is natural variegation and the plant is happy and healthy.

You can grow them elsewhere, but warmth and sunlight are the keys.

Now it’s pretty in pink.

Now it hardly fits in its owner’s apartment!

That’s one heck of a recovery!

Now it’s ready to soothe some sunburns.

These plants spread easily, so it’s always a good idea to keep them potted if you don’t want them everywhere.