Yes it can be saved! I had a headbanger in to hot soil, only the 2 first real leafs out and shrinking, when I took it out to see whats up, it had no root at all. I dropped in not so hot soil, she is at least 36" tall now (her mother was 18"). Another note is clones will not have a tap root,,,, at this point save her and learn, consider it a challenge!