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title: "I’ve got two Philos, lemon lime & squamiferum. They look healthy and…"
description: "I’ve got two Philos, lemon lime & squamiferum. They look healthy and keep showing new growth. What’s throwing me off is the leaves dropping straight down. Is…"
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community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Kc"
published: "2025-03-21T03:54:12.911535Z"
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# I’ve got two Philos, lemon lime \& squamiferum. They look healthy and…

_Posted by Kc on 2025-03-21_

I’ve got two Philos, lemon lime \& squamiferum.

They look healthy and keep showing new growth.  
What’s throwing me off is the leaves dropping straight down. Is this due to a watering issue?  
Any advice?

I don’t have anything other than terracotta as of now.

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## 5 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-03-21

Drooping is usually a water or humidity. Did you recently pot them up? And terra cotta is perfectly fine. It just means you may need to watch soil dryness a little closer

#### Kc replied on 2025-03-21

No they moved to this pot after I took them from the nursery plastic ones. A couple months ago

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-03-21

Aww okay, was just trying to sus out if it might be shock. How often are you watering them?

#### Kc replied on 2025-03-24

I was doing once a week. People I’ve talked to about this says it could be underwatered

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-03-24

My philo heart, gets moderate light. i water every 6 days. My red bristle under a bright grow light is in the indoor greenhouse and gets watered about every 5 days. The humidity in there is about 70% and my ambient is about 55-60%

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