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title: "what’s wrong with the ppp? the leaf is turning brown. i cut it off…"
description: "what’s wrong with the ppp? the leaf is turning brown. i cut it off but it’s still spreading. the leaves turned white because it was getting too much sun. i’m…"
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community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Madeline"
published: "2025-05-03T18:37:15.187695Z"
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# what’s wrong with the ppp? the leaf is turning brown. i cut it off…

_Posted by Madeline on 2025-05-03_

what’s wrong with the ppp? the leaf is turning brown. i cut it off but it’s still spreading. the leaves turned white because it was getting too much sun. i’m wondering if it’s a root problem? is my pot too big? help. thanks :)

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## 2 comments

### BotanicalBookworm\_13 commented on 2025-05-03

It’s just because it’s on the pink part of the leaf. On the pink parts there is no chlorophyll which is needed for photosynthesis. So the pink is unnecessary besides looks. This is a natural thing that happens, and it’s not spreading it’s just because the leaves are old or have too much pink

### Gaileen Joy commented on 2025-05-04

Hmm. 🤔 The pink on my leaves doesn’t look like that. My first question is what kind of drainage does that pot have? And the soil looks really dry to me.

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