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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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  1. abitofbrit

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

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    • Plant princess

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

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    • abitofbrit

      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.

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  2. Ancho

    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?

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    • Plant princess

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

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