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title: "i’m new to the plant world and not sure on what i should be looking…"
description: "i’m new to the plant world and not sure on what i should be looking for on my plants. my sensitive plant has had these white spots on its leaves since i…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "sam"
published: "2024-04-23T11:19:54.456895Z"
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# i’m new to the plant world and not sure on what i should be looking…

_Posted by sam on 2024-04-23_

i’m new to the plant world and not sure on what i should be looking for on my plants. my sensitive plant has had these white spots on its leaves since i brought it home about a week ag. they don’t have mealy bugs or anything but i’m just wondering if it’s something else. should i just clean the leaves? or is it a mildew or something like that? thank you!

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## 7 comments

### Oatishkay commented on 2024-04-23

You should try cleaning the leaves. My first guess was water spots, but I’ve never seen mildew on plants so I could be wrong

#### sam replied on 2024-04-23

that’s what i was thinking. my towns water has a lot of lime in it so that would make sense. thank you!

### Planty28 commented on 2024-04-23

Definitely just water spots. Powdery mildew looks a lot different and even feels different to the touch! I’d give a good shower and wipe very careful as leaves are so delicate!

#### sam replied on 2024-04-23

thank you!

### anneliese commented on 2024-04-23

considering it’s a sensitive plant, i wouldn’t recommend cleaning in. just give it a light rinse next time you water it- any movement costs the plant valuable energy.

#### sam replied on 2024-04-23

okay perfect thank you!

### Savannah commented on 2024-04-24

It’s just water! These naturally grow in my backyard lol

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