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title: "Does anyone know why the leaves of my pothos are curling in? I…"
description: "Does anyone know why the leaves of my pothos are curling in? I noticed it a few days ago but it hasn’t changed. It’s living in water with two small spider…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Riley"
published: "2025-07-15T19:23:27.001791Z"
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# Does anyone know why the leaves of my pothos are curling in? I…

_Posted by Riley on 2025-07-15_

Does anyone know why the leaves of my pothos are curling in? I noticed it a few days ago but it hasn’t changed. It’s living in water with two small spider plants. I did a water change and cut off most of its roots because they were starting to smell and turn brown. It’s sitting on a table a few feet from the window.

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## 3 comments

### Yolanda commented on 2025-07-15

I think your propagation is not gonna be successful, because the smell you cut off was signs of root rot

### Autumn commented on 2025-07-16

I believe they will survive as long as they still have healthy nodes, try giving a bit more humidity if your air is dry or if it’s in partial light give it a bit more

### reese commented on 2025-07-17

i had this with one of my pothos I’m propagating, minus cutting the roots. I set it in a little extra sun and it got better really quickly.

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