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title: "I believe this is a fridack . I baby it to keep a leaf from dying,…"
description: "I believe this is a fridack . I baby it to keep a leaf from dying, get one lose one."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/651eeeb20e00d7541084fcb6"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Peaches"
published: "2023-10-05T17:13:22.904Z"
language: "en"
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# I believe this is a fridack . I baby it to keep a leaf from dying,…

_Posted by Peaches on 2023-10-05_

I believe this is a fridack . I baby it to keep a leaf from dying, get one lose one.

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## 3 comments

### Audrey commented on 2023-10-05

Are the leaves velvety? If so, then it’s a frydek. That’s super common to lose leaves to put out new ones. The best way I’ve found to prevent it is to use diluted fertilizer with almost every watering!

#### Peaches replied on 2023-10-07

Yes I use rain water at all times.

### Peaches commented on 2023-12-11

She’s not making it 😭

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