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title: "Help! I bought this plant with a couple leaves that had brown edges.…"
description: "Help! I bought this plant with a couple leaves that had brown edges. Brought it home. New soil and watered. She appears to be growing and thriving nicely.…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Jenn"
published: "2026-06-12T20:12:40.699455Z"
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# Help! I bought this plant with a couple leaves that had brown edges.…

_Posted by Jenn on 2026-06-12_

Help! I bought this plant with a couple leaves that had brown edges. Brought it home. New soil and watered. She appears to be growing and thriving nicely. Except her new leaves turn brown on the edges quickly as well. Any ideas on what could be causing this??

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## 6 comments

### SuccySuccy commented on 2026-06-12

Are you using tap? Some of these tropicals are picky af bc of minerals/fluoride in our tap water. Rain or distilled only for these babies.

#### Jenn replied on 2026-06-12

I will definitely try that. I am using tap.

### That\_Planter commented on 2026-06-12

Bottom water and also make sure the soil isn’t too soggy either but yeah do the clean water thing too that SuccySuccy said

### Jenn commented on 2026-06-12

Thank you!!

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2026-06-13

I agree use distilled water, it prevents the browning!

### Jezzeaka commented on 2026-06-13

That can also be caused by the wrong fertilizer and nutritional deficits. Have you fertilized it yet with the right fertilizer?

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