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title: "Hey there! Just took over taking care of the plants at my new job and…"
description: "Hey there! Just took over taking care of the plants at my new job and they’re not looking so great. I’m new to plant care so any tips and suggestions are…"
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# Hey there! Just took over taking care of the plants at my new job and…

_Posted by Mal on 2024-03-09_

Hey there!  
Just took over taking care of the plants at my new job and they’re not looking so great. I’m new to plant care so any tips and suggestions are appreciated!  
My main concern right now are the two Devil’s Ivy that are very yellow at the moment. I added a pic of the draining system since I think watering might be the problem.. any help?

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zK9lmxBBRPI6GWGBVsbZh4Ugx0KQLSn7vP7LmvxyG7Q/47qXplrvRuK3BkhP6Mc3hg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zK9lmxBBRPI6GWGBVsbZh4Ugx0KQLSn7vP7LmvxyG7Q/Ja5vPwthRyy8KHOnz1Vi2g.webp?size=large)

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## 7 comments

### Skimbutt commented on 2024-03-09

devils ivy looooves the sun. most of the leaves on my plant turn yellow on the bottom or back of the plant where the sun cant reach. devils ivy is called what it is because its takes effort to kill it. the drainage could definitely be the problem but they also really like water

#### Mal replied on 2024-03-09

Okay good to know! There’s no natural light/sunlight so that might be the issue, I do have a plant light I can put out so that might help

#### Skimbutt replied on 2024-03-09

definitely! heres what mine looks like! growing towards the sun!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3fIGaizgs07tC5bhcqVxp3kkJ_WqS2uQ0LI2D9fNhEw/1chtQq3rRZ6bz8deLY-fUA.webp?size=large)

### Courtney commented on 2024-03-09

Those are golden pothos

#### Mal replied on 2024-03-10

Thanks! They were labeled as devils ivy, I’ll update it

#### Courtney replied on 2024-03-10

Good luck with the healing :)

### Blue Moon commented on 2024-03-09

That looks actually like the problem I had a couple months ago  
If the yellow leaves are going brown and dry than fall off it’s probably the same thing I did wrong

WATER it needs WATER 💧

If your watering it every week it might be overwatering but I’m pretty sure it’s probably the above problem ⬆️

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