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title: "Has anyone ever experienced a translucent leaf on a Syngonium white…"
description: "Has anyone ever experienced a translucent leaf on a Syngonium white butterfly before? So strange"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/l2crDGh4RT2BHMhx_lZWpA"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Jake"
published: "2024-11-19T21:02:00.962703Z"
language: "en"
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# Has anyone ever experienced a translucent leaf on a Syngonium white…

_Posted by Jake on 2024-11-19_

Has anyone ever experienced a translucent leaf on a Syngonium white butterfly before? So strange

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## 7 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-11-19

No, that's so strange. It looks like the "melting" leaves i will get off some TC plants. It's due to them not having the waxy coating, and they over guttate

### Kades commented on 2024-11-20

I get this occasionally if I’ve just transferred a syngonium to hydro but they usually die off pretty quick

### Mk commented on 2024-11-20

Could be getting too much water

#### Jake replied on 2024-11-20

Think it’s fine. Always check soil is dry before watering. All other leaves seem fine

### Julie commented on 2024-11-20

I have this on a few of my plants atm as well I looked it up and all I could find it’s either a watering issue (which I didn’t have problem with) or temperature shock I think since weather is getting colder it might be why

#### Jake replied on 2024-11-20

Ah that could make sense. It’s quite close to my back door where it gets a lot of light but has been super cold lately! Thanks, plant seems fine but I just thought it was interesting

### sofie !! commented on 2025-01-02

(Super late to this post lmao) but i experienced something similar with my Neanthe Bella palm- traced it back to the pores of the leaves being clogged. If you're using some kind of solution to clean the leaves (i was using too much olive oil), it may be stopping air from entering the stomata (pores)! Just wipe it off with a water + dish soap (1:1/16) solution and ventilate the room better if thats the problem 🤍

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