How to revive a potted house plant (Hawaiian Schefflera)?

If putting it in the house overnight doesn’t do the trick, the plant got too hot and is gone. Thus, the solution is to buy another plant and put it in the same pot.

It gets very hot in a car in the summer time, hot enough to kill plants, animals and babies, so next time don’t ever leave a plant in your car.

This may seem like a dumb answer, but did you try watering it?

Poor little thing..don’t give up on it yet, let it sit for a day or two, water it, and see what happens.

I agree. Put it in a much larger pot and water. Be careful transplanting. It needs fresh dirt. Even some plant food would be nice.

@Zendo I would be wary of transplanting it. I’m no plant god, but I always heard that transplanting puts a lot of stress on the plant, and that’s probably stress the plant doesn’t need right now.

@FrogOnFire I have heard that too. But the plant has been stressed far more locked up in the broiler oven car than she ever would have being transplanted.
If @berry_lips Can remove the plant, dirt and all without disturbing everything too much, and put her into a larger pot, partially filled with soil, lovingly patting the dirt and gently watering…especially wetting the plant itself…leaves, flowers stems…then the plant will do nicely. Playing soft music like Simon & Garfunkle is a plus, and singing to the plant and promising you will never broil her again can’t hurt.

@Darwin is right, if you stress it too much it’s gone. No amount of watering will bring it back.

CLEAR! Stay with me Schefflera! No.. don’t go to sleep.. look at me.. look at me.. it’s not that bad.. you’re gonna make it! Schefflera! Schefflera!!! NOOOOOOOOO!