Hard to say, we need to see the whole plant pls. especially the base, from which the leaves emerge. The condition of the base or crown can often give a good idea if too far gone.

Bought it from Home Depot on clearance, hopes to save it. I took them out to check for root rot and I didn’t see any..

@karenS

Home Depot is notorious for over-watering their house plants. That soil looks like full peat moss to me. If it were me and I wanted to save it, I'd remove the plant from that pot and remove all that media/substrate whatever its. Check the roots to see what's going on. Remove any that are rotted. Then repot it in a clay pot that is just a little larger than the actual root mass with very fast-draining soil mix (like 2/3 cactus potting soil and 1/3 perlite or pumice). Then leave it alone for a while and hope for the best!

I appreciate you both. Thank you!

Popmoma,

It many not be pure Peat, I think it's Coir or CocoPeat; stuff they've been using the last few yrs, but the problems you suggest are the same re drainage.

Popomoma is correct about this & has given you good advice, especially about suggested soil mixes.

If & when you unpot it, pls check the base of the plant, at the soil line. Gently squeeze the base of the plant btwn your thumb & index finger. If you feel any softness or mushiness, then the crown is likely compromised & it'd be less likely for the plant to survive. If that were case, I'd remove the healthiest looking leaves to try & re-start it.

Autumn: You're most welcome.

You are totally right Karen! I does look like Coir or CocoPeat.

Repot it into something that drains better. Cactus mix with added perlite will do, say a 60/40 mix.

You can add a little grani grit (not the kind made with shell, but the granite kind) too if you like.

Bonsai mix (see articles on 511 mix over in container forum) can be useful, but if you have only a plant or two it is a lot of trouble to make the blend.

Repot when the soil is depleted. African Violet enthusiasts repot their plants every 6 months to keep they flowering. A sans just needs soil that drains well, so repot once the soil starts to get compact.

Thanks Fred, I was thinking along the lines of staking holes into the soil ball and trying not to disturb the root ball too much. Much like the time I had an ant infestation in one of my pots. That year the Sans grew the best ever. I think it was all the air in the ant tunnels.

How interesting. I once had carpenter ants in a large S. Trifaciata that was outside for the summer. I did not note whether it did better than usual or not. Before retuning inside, I repotted it to get rid of the ants.

Sadly I had to kill the ants so I could bring mine in for the winter. Those were the very tiny black ants. I removed from pot and let dry out so the ants could leave on their own. Then sprayed one side of the soil ball so rest of ants could leave. Gave them all the chances I could.