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title: "What are these black spots on my Hoya carnosa?"
description: "What are these black spots on my Hoya carnosa?"
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published: "2025-03-16T22:09:29.063647Z"
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# What are these black spots on my Hoya carnosa?

_Posted by Samantha on 2025-03-16_

What are these black spots on my Hoya carnosa?

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## 3 comments

### FriendofVeg commented on 2025-03-17

I’m not sure of the cause but I think they are essentially scars from a past insult.

### Bunny413 commented on 2025-03-18

Looks like edema which occurs from inconsistent watering or over watering.

#### Samantha replied on 2025-03-18

Ok. I forgot to water for a while, and when I finally did I noticed these. So that would make sense.

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