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title: "I recently got a dieffenbachia and he was doing ok for the first week…"
description: "I recently got a dieffenbachia and he was doing ok for the first week home but when I came home today he was looking like this can someone help me identify the…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/dXvPbSWj8sJLsL8czQwjQl"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Gabby"
published: "2026-08-04T17:22:41.599183Z"
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# I recently got a dieffenbachia and he was doing ok for the first week…

_Posted by Gabby on 2026-08-04_

I recently got a dieffenbachia and he was doing ok for the first week home but when I came home today he was looking like this can someone help me identify the problem I have him outside in a half shade half light and I water him when the soil is almost fully dry

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/91jXYfI2BR0YUETHHOvxTHIWpSvDlvViGij2YJendYg/WyaDq-R3ScGoP9iqs9tzuw.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Mikel’s Plant Posse commented on 2026-08-04

My buddy, Lloyd Christmas, was very white and small when I found him at Walmart. About 4 months later after the inside east facing window sill and nearby grow lights…he has been happy as hell! What are the conditions outside there? Hot feels like temps here in Florida! I recommend rotating him as new leaves push out. Light can reach all spots that way…good luck on a successful bounce back!🪴🤓

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/bgQMWPC4Rn6m4kSierxPkA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/0GQxmi_xR7eOI6PgWR2tWQ.webp?size=large)

### Gabby commented on 2026-08-04

The conditions where I'm at are pretty hot we've been in the 100s all week so I switched him inside

### Mandrakes\&More commented on 2026-08-05

Make sure his light is bright indirect! Plants like dieffenbachias hate direct sunlight

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