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title: "My monstera Peru has these leaves yellowing at the bottom. I rescued…"
description: "My monstera Peru has these leaves yellowing at the bottom. I rescued her from a big box store and she was drowning in water. That was in the beginning of July.…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Katie"
published: "2026-08-20T16:03:01.795071Z"
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# My monstera Peru has these leaves yellowing at the bottom. I rescued…

_Posted by Katie on 2026-08-20_

My monstera Peru has these leaves yellowing at the bottom. I rescued her from a big box store and she was drowning in water. That was in the beginning of July. I brought her home and gave her time to accumulate then repotted into a very well draining soil mix and have only watered her once. The leaves are beginning to do this. Any suggestions? It’s currently a 4.5 on my moisture meter.

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## 6 comments

### Bree 🌿🌵☀️🧚‍♂️ commented on 2026-08-20

Did you check the roots or the stem for any rot?

#### Katie replied on 2026-08-20

Yes, the roots had some root rot which I snipped away and then sprayed with 3% hydrogen peroxide. These yellowing leaves all appeared within the past three days and her repot was a while ago:/

#### Bree 🌿🌵☀️🧚‍♂️ replied on 2026-08-20

Aww well she’s probably just a bit stressed. I’d snip those yellow leaves and give her some time 😊

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2026-08-20

Yeah it should bounce back now. They like to be on the dry side.

### Nikiller commented on 2026-08-20

The lowest/oldest leaves slowly yellowing like that on most plants is typically the plant draining nutrients from the leaf to use for building something else. Typically the something else is new leaves and usually the fix is to fertilize more often and maintain a healthy watering schedule

#### Nikiller replied on 2026-08-20

If the leaves feel mushy or if the soil stinks, you might have root rot but those look to be healthy leaves being recycled

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