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title: "This is the bottom of my foxglove beardtongue, do I need to cut these…"
description: "This is the bottom of my foxglove beardtongue, do I need to cut these dead leaves back? The rest of the plant is now healthy but the bottom has not perked up."
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Molly"
published: "2024-05-12T16:44:36.267375Z"
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# This is the bottom of my foxglove beardtongue, do I need to cut these…

_Posted by Molly on 2024-05-12_

This is the bottom of my foxglove beardtongue, do I need to cut these dead leaves back? The rest of the plant is now healthy but the bottom has not perked up.

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## 1 comment

### Alex commented on 2024-05-12

I would cut the yellow leaves, they won’t go back green and aren’t doing anything good for the plant at this point

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