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title: "I moved all of my plants to my balcony on my north facing wall, so it…"
description: "I moved all of my plants to my balcony on my north facing wall, so it only gets about 3-4 hours of afternoon sunlight. I thought that would be fine, and if…"
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published: "2026-05-10T15:57:07.476079Z"
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# I moved all of my plants to my balcony on my north facing wall, so it…

_Posted by Plant princess on 2026-05-10_

I moved all of my plants to my balcony on my north facing wall, so it only gets about 3-4 hours of afternoon sunlight. I thought that would be fine, and if anything not enough direct light, but then I noticed some discoloration/bleaching on the leaves of my velvet leaf philodendron and prayer plant…

Is this just a sunburn? Can it be remedied with simply moving them out of direct light? Or does it look like it could be something else?

A little more context: the prayer plant I repotted from a pot with a mold issue, and the philodendron I most recently bought and repotted from its nursery pot.

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## 5 comments

### abitofbrit commented on 2026-05-10

If you recently repotted them, it may just be transplant shock. Are they older leaves that are turning yellow?

#### Plant princess replied on 2026-05-10

On the philodendron, there are a few newer leaves that look sick- yellower and slightly spotted

#### abitofbrit replied on 2026-05-10

Newer leaves can also be affected by transplant shock. The plant is pretty much trying to figure out how to best spend its energy to get acclimated. A lot of times the older leaves may die off, but if a newer leaf isn’t fully developed, the plant may decide it doesn’t want to continue putting energy into developing it while it’s adjusting. I usually just prune off the dead/dying leaves and give the plants a few weeks to fully adjust.

### Ancho commented on 2026-06-28

Hey. I noticed that my plant didn’t like being as close to the window from May onwards. So I moved it slightly away and the yellow and leaf curling stopped and it started ‘dancing’ in the evenings again. So I have a feeling maybe it doesn’t like as much of a direct light?

#### Plant princess replied on 2026-07-20

Yes I moved it a bit further away and it’s definitely happier!

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