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Newest Rescues. No Roots?

I just rescued some dens from Lowes today and when I cleaned all the old media off of them to re-pot I found that all of the roots were garbage. Is there any way to help them grow new roots? They still have green leaves and stalks, but the roots are white and mushy. I will post pictures as soon as possible.
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Keep it in an environment with the humidity as high as possible. I'd suggest staking it in a small pot of sphag moss. If the roots were just recently disintegrated you may yet see some plant decline too - loss of leaves and shriveling of canes - keeping the humidity up will help. At the very least put it on a tray of pepples with water. Other options might be to utilize a semi-terrarium sub-environment - using an actual terrarium or a make-shift plastic bag. The trick with this approach is getting adequte air movement to discourage any disease issues. Good luck!
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