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It may seem very obvious, but a dry plant needs much more water than one that is slightly moist. Water often runs straight through a pot without wetting the compost and although you give the plant what seems like enough water, the roots are still dry.
Plunge a "bone dry" houseplant in a bucket of water, till the air bubbles stop rising
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