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title: "The leaves on my Ponytail Palm are turning white. It is beautiful but…"
description: "The leaves on my Ponytail Palm are turning white. It is beautiful but I am concerned. She is over 10 years old - is she dying?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/65119d0cae4ae34960e06818"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Luvmeorleafme"
published: "2023-09-25T14:45:32.954Z"
language: "en"
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# The leaves on my Ponytail Palm are turning white. It is beautiful but…

_Posted by Luvmeorleafme on 2023-09-25_

The leaves on my Ponytail Palm are turning white. It is beautiful but I am concerned. She is over 10 years old - is she dying?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/V28m1tRZGhEiig2EIm5JqFi_gdKoPfH8p3vs1WWBlxg/a3f65eddc8514c4cba4b0ca1a4e9101b.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Ada commented on 2023-09-25

Yup, just some natural variegation!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/D4PKjiTAA3wfuB1AVZTZOGCZG04z2kXM0kK1T-NsSGg/36a5b19a81b94cf7911ddb978d210fbd.webp?size=large)

### Mullein commented on 2023-09-25

Very pretty! Just variegation luckily. Has she had more light lately? Could have triggered more variegation to show

#### Tellie replied on 2023-09-25

It could be just one that has variegated. Like you said more light and it’ll produce more leaves that are variegated.  
My regular is in full sun. Only green comes out of that one.

### Luvmeorleafme commented on 2023-09-25

I repotted her earlier this year - she was in my kitchen window. She got too big and I recently moved her. Just paid very different attention.

### RRRita commented on 2023-09-26

Soooo pretty 🤩

### Luvmeorleafme commented on 2023-09-26

Just wanted to show off my ponytail Palm.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/V28m1tRZGhEiig2EIm5JqFi_gdKoPfH8p3vs1WWBlxg/a5e9d2237d8d4830b14854dbb54ef685.webp?size=large)

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