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title: "So I recently repotted this baby from its mother philodendron birkin.…"
description: "So I recently repotted this baby from its mother philodendron birkin. It seems to be healthy so far, but the first new leaf it’s grown has brown on the bottom…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Grace"
published: "2025-08-23T19:28:58.236495Z"
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# So I recently repotted this baby from its mother philodendron birkin.…

_Posted by Grace on 2025-08-23_

So I recently repotted this baby from its mother philodendron birkin. It seems to be healthy so far, but the first new leaf it’s grown has brown on the bottom side of the leaf. It’s almost like the brown is a birth mark as it grew in with this mark. It didn’t develop it due to watering conditions. rest of the plant is very healthy. Does anyone know what this could be from? Is it a health issue ? I thought maybe lighting but it is in medium light, just like its mother plant.

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lyOUbdcbU5voEiOo0NWT2654Y93o6Ng2fblBFY2QtQ4/ixxJSlQeRN2_1pGKINeW6w.webp?size=large)

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![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lyOUbdcbU5voEiOo0NWT2654Y93o6Ng2fblBFY2QtQ4/F6m0BroKSyi9uJ4FPKUSLQ.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-08-23

Was it growing this leaf when you removed it from the mother? It looks like just Mechanical damage. Either it was bumped during growth, or removing it from the mother while growing cut off a bit of its resources, so it dried out a bit and browned

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-08-23

This shouldn't affect it adversely though, the rest of the plant looks healthy

#### Grace replied on 2025-08-23

I think it was starting to grow. Thanks so much!

### Ashley commented on 2025-08-24

It looks like a mutation. I agree with Wolfen

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