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title: "Hi everyone! I just got this new plant on Monday so, 3 days ago and I…"
description: "Hi everyone! I just got this new plant on Monday so, 3 days ago and I just noticed it has brown spots on one leaf and some faint yellow spots on a few other…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Sarah"
published: "2023-07-20T23:08:55.328Z"
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# Hi everyone! I just got this new plant on Monday so, 3 days ago and I…

_Posted by Sarah on 2023-07-20_

Hi everyone! I just got this new plant on Monday so, 3 days ago and I just noticed it has brown spots on one leaf and some faint yellow spots on a few other leaves. Does anyone know what could be the cause of this? I’ve only watered it once when I got it home on Monday and he not moved it since. This is my first Pothos so very new to this! Any advice would be appreciated!!!

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## 5 comments

### MamaJuju commented on 2023-07-21

What is the lighting situation? Direct sunlight will sunburn leaves like that…every species of plant has different lighting needs and pothos prefers indirect medium/bright light and occasionally partial shade.

#### Sarah replied on 2023-07-21

Thanks for your insight! I thought the area was indirect light but maybe it is too bright.. There are 4 other plants in that same area and this is the only one with the issue but maybe it’s just much more sensitive than the others!

#### Sarah replied on 2023-07-21

When a plant gets those type of spots or sunburns, do you know if it’s best to just leave the leaf as is or should you trim it off?

### MamaJuju commented on 2023-07-21

It’s up to you…I like to remove them but sometimes I don’t have the heart to throw them so I try to propagate them which doesn’t even make sense 😅. But that leaf is so pretty it seems like a shame to pluck 🥺

#### Sarah replied on 2023-07-21

Haha that’s too funny! Thank you again for the help!

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