Question
Hello,
I have a potted palm variety indoors that I brought to work yesterday for a school play.  Afterward, the students put it in my car.  It was about 82 degrees outside so it must've been over 100 degrees in my car.  Now that it's home, it's terribly wilted and I'm afraid it's dying.  I watered it as soon as I got home yesterday.  So far this morning, it hasn't perked back up. Can you help?
Thanks!

Answer
Hi Whitney,

In extreme heat, leaf tissue is often damaged permanently and does not recover. However, that doesn't necessarily mean your palm is dead. If the roots didn't get too dry or overheated, then the plant will be able to grow healthy new leaves.

All you can do is trim off the damaged leaves and hope that healthy new growth starts to come in within the next month.

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