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title: "Is it normal for a golden pothos to lose its bottom leaves? They turn…"
description: "Is it normal for a golden pothos to lose its bottom leaves? They turn yellow and fall off."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/GOCuBTgZXGhEJcQf2NYXI1"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Oksana 🥎🍦🌱"
published: "2025-07-25T17:21:02.583647Z"
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# Is it normal for a golden pothos to lose its bottom leaves? They turn…

_Posted by Oksana 🥎🍦🌱 on 2025-07-25_

Is it normal for a golden pothos to lose its bottom leaves? They turn yellow and fall off.

## 6 comments

### Sam commented on 2025-07-25

i had the same issue with one of my golden pothos, i’m worried it’s happening to my monstera thai constellation. the stem on my pothos turned black/brown but still hard. sorry i can’t help, but at least you’re not alone!

### Mrs. Tebo commented on 2025-07-25

Pothos, definitely yes

#### Oksana 🥎🍦🌱 replied on 2025-07-25

Thank you!

### Sunny commented on 2025-07-25

Yours may need more light. Pothos can live in low light. But, they thrive in bright indirect light. Overwatering can cause yellowing and dropped leaves too.

### Hailstormy commented on 2025-07-26

I had the same problem! I’ve been watering less but more thoroughly. I put it in more direct light (I had it in indirect light but it didn’t seem happy) I picked off the leaves that looked rough and now she’s thriving.

### Dani commented on 2025-07-26

I think over watering was the cause of my recent yellowing. My Pothos usually does this dramatic fall when it needs watering and I watered it before the theatrics and a few days later I had two yellow leaves.

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