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title: "My pothos is growing deformed leaves and I can’t figure out why. The…"
description: "My pothos is growing deformed leaves and I can’t figure out why. The photo is of leaves I’ve trimmed off. No signs of pests and I treat them regularly. Someone…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/6gxozfc6Gx44DBzyV2KJn4"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "The Plant Diva 🪴"
published: "2025-07-29T02:54:00.793103Z"
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# My pothos is growing deformed leaves and I can’t figure out why. The…

_Posted by The Plant Diva 🪴 on 2025-07-29_

My pothos is growing deformed leaves and I can’t figure out why.

The photo is of leaves I’ve trimmed off. No signs of pests and I treat them regularly. Someone said it’s because they’re not getting enough humidity.

Any suggestions?

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## 4 comments

### LadyTenorJD commented on 2025-07-29

I moved several of my pathos plants outside on my screened lanai. They seem to be doing much better out there. But I’m in humid hot south Central Florida (zone 10a). Maybe your pothos needs more humidity.

### Katomarose commented on 2025-07-29

Nutrient deficiency most likely. Are you fertilizing?

### Leif 🍃✨ commented on 2025-07-30

this usually happens to me when the leaf had gotten stuck when it was emerging. the leaf getting stuck usually happens when there isn’t enough humidity. when you see your new leaves emerging and they look like they are getting stuck either, up the humidity or use a wet q-tip to help them come out. either way i think upping the humidity is probably gonna stop this problem all together

### Mateja commented on 2025-08-03

You don't have to raise the humidity of the whole room or anything. I live on Tatooine and misting my pothos once a day stopped this issue for me. It doesn't seem like it should make a big difference but it does.

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