It was about 45°F outside when I bought it, but it stay about 70°-75°F in my house. I didn't protect it much from the temp on the way home cause I didn't think it would matter for just the couple minutes it would be exposed. Again, definitely not a plant expert. The plant behind it seems to he doing perfectly fine, and what little bit of googling I did do seemd like they both needed about the same care. There's a bunch or rocks of varying sizes in the bottom of its pot for drainage

The rocks won’t help at all I’m afraid. Water will just collect at the bottom and become foetid. You need to repot into a container with actual drainage holes. This is absolutely imperative. Also the medium looks extremely dry. I think your plant is simply parched. But in order to be able to water it adequately it must have proper drainage.

Ah ok, could I drill holes in the pot it's in? I really like it and bought it just for those two plants, I thinks its concrete or something similar?

Is that a plastic pot inside the decorative cache pot? If so you can pull the plastic pot out when you water to allow it to drain. You can also tip the pot on its side to drain as well but it is a bit more of a risk of soil spilling out.

The plant looks dry. I find Iresine is a thirstier plant than a lot of other "houseplants".

I took the plastic pot out cause I thought I had to so the roots would have more room, and I think its concrete but I'm not 100% sure, it feels like it and it's really heavy. And I did give it some water and its perked up a good bit, I'm so happy 😁 when I bought it the soil was damp so I thought it had just been watered and I'm terrified I might over water it. I hope by tonight it will be back to normal after having a drink

Do not disregard the comments about planting in a pot or container with adequate drainage holes!! Not doing so is pretty much a guarantee of plant failure and death.

I looked up how to drill in a hole and I'm gonna try to do that. I'll take everything out, drill the hole, then put everything back in. I just need to go get a diamind bit hole saw and I can use my dads drill.

But it does seem the tips on 2 or 3 of the leaves have shriveled up and dried out completely? Like they arent wilted and floppy they're crunchy, I'm also not sure what cause that. Other than that the overall plant seems to be doing a lot better, it's even able to hold itself up except for the biggest leaf, but hopefully after some more time it'll sort that out

Can't tell from the photo, but this could be a pink nerve plant (fittonia)--they are known for being pretty dramatic if they get too dry.

Brittany,

one of the plants is Fittonia but the wilted one is Iresine.

I have another fittonia and it's doing pretty well I think. Or it was until my cat ate all of its leaves. I put it someplace he cant get to it and its slowly growing some leaves back, and yes I've noticed it can be pretty dramatic lol. Since I already had one and didnt immediately kill it I thought I'd get another because it's so pretty. The iresine is completely new to me

You might still want to rethink the pot, even if you drill holes in it. Containers which narrow towards the top are a menace when it comes to trying to get the plant out to repot.

I have two different color Iresine (blood-leaf and chicken gizzard plant are two of the common names). When I see mine wilt then I know it needs a good drink. I cut two off, rooted them in Jiffy pellets and have the in a 10 gallon aquarium with a rex begonia and Philodendron verrucosum. One day I must take them out and put them in a pot.

PS I doubt this is concrete but you never know. We have one for Halloween that is pretty heavy but then it is just a candle holder. You really only need a diamond bit if it is a glazed pot. A masonry bit is a lot cheaper and will go through concrete, cement, brick, etc. A hammer drill might make it easier too.

The yellow one seems to be more robust than the red one. I have both in the same pot. Summer 2018.

am i missing something here.. take out the plastic pot... water it properly ... and the next day.. put it back in the decorative pot.. until the next watering ...

arent you making this more complicated than need be ... besides.. the drill will probably cost more than the plant did ...

just about every post.. i recommend a pot in pot system ... more often than not.. just for this reason ...

and outside the heavy outer pot.. you ought to learn the weight of a properly watered plant ... just by lifting it ... its all about how much water is in the media ...

ken

btw: were you trying to hide the skull pot in the first pix.. lol ...

Ken,

I wasnt trying to hide the skull it just wasn't relative to the situation in the first pic. In the later pics I showed the whole thing because the overall look of the plant was much better and I was trying to show how it was standing up a lot more. And no, there is no plastic put in the bigger skull pot. And I found a diamond drill bit for $8, which yes it is more expensive than the plant was but that doesnt mean I'm going to just let it die.

Floral_uk,

I'm still going to try to alter the pot because it fits very well in my room and if the plants can survive in it I'd like to keep them there until they need something else

Each leaf is back up now and its stems n such are a lot more sturdy now, crisis averted 😁 still dont know why a couple smaller leaves in the back dried out completely in the tips, almost like they were burned but I cant think of anything that could've done that. Theres no open flames or light shining on them

The “burnt” tips are probably just because it was dry for too long for those areas to recover.