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title: "This is my first pothos and the first plant I’ve ever been able to…"
description: "This is my first pothos and the first plant I’ve ever been able to keep alive (I got it as a Xmas gift). After losing a few leaves because it became pot bound…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Lavonah"
published: "2024-05-19T18:42:31.971711Z"
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# This is my first pothos and the first plant I’ve ever been able to…

_Posted by Lavonah on 2024-05-19_

This is my first pothos and the first plant I’ve ever been able to keep alive (I got it as a Xmas gift). After losing a few leaves because it became pot bound before I knew what that was, she’s been thriving. But all the leaves are growing well besides this one variegated leaf - why is everything growing but that one? Is that a sign of a problem??

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## 3 comments

### Lilith commented on 2024-05-19

Ur plant baby might need some more nutrients. My pathos love a little sugar water once in awhile when I see only one or two droopy leaves. Hope this helps!

### ila commented on 2024-05-21

variegated leaves don’t photosynthesize as much (because they don’t contain as much or any chlorophyll) so because they don’t contribute as much to the plant, the plant doesn’t give them as much attention

### Avery commented on 2024-05-21

Just one leaf shouldn’t be a problem for the whole plant! Even if that leaf ends up needing to come off, the rest will probably be fine! Just make sure you r watering appropriately and she is getting appropriate amounts of light and it really should all be good!!!

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