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title: "What are these on Darth Vader? They look fun and interesting. (Please…"
description: "What are these on Darth Vader? They look fun and interesting. (Please tell me they’re fun and interesting, lol) Are they new leaves? Just part of the stem?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/Ii18oU8anZLeIiVvK2yCnC"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Birdperson75"
published: "2026-02-27T18:29:55.259679Z"
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# What are these on Darth Vader? They look fun and interesting. (Please…

_Posted by Birdperson75 on 2026-02-27_

What are these on Darth Vader? They look fun and interesting. (Please tell me they’re fun and interesting, lol) Are they new leaves? Just part of the stem?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-fR8WOfJStzTEEvf_qEug4OAjgmf1ojPbfq6VHEOmFs/rJcNa10fTzC8nZXTdxdaLg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-fR8WOfJStzTEEvf_qEug4OAjgmf1ojPbfq6VHEOmFs/fJMIabiVRiqENpINijDjag.webp?size=large)

## 1 comment

### LaDonna commented on 2026-02-27

The one on the left is a new leaf brewing. The one of the right is where another leaf has already emerged, but the plant could decide to send another leaf up from that point— my plants do that all the time. I don’t have a Darth Vader, but my Birkin and my Burle Marx and my pink princess do it…

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