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title: "my lovely little gold star croton isn't looking too happy :( it's…"
description: "my lovely little gold star croton isn't looking too happy :( it's leaves are droopy and the bottom few are turning yellow.. dr planta says it could need to be…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6410a2e667ccc79a75456542"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "hayley"
published: "2023-03-14T16:37:58.719Z"
language: "en"
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# my lovely little gold star croton isn't looking too happy :( it's…

_Posted by hayley on 2023-03-14_

my lovely little gold star croton isn't looking too happy :( it's leaves are droopy and the bottom few are turning yellow.. dr planta says it could need to be repotted or could be a watering issue, but i wanted to see if anyone had advice before i do anything to it

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## 2 comments

### Elin commented on 2023-03-14

It’s totally natural for their bottom leaves to eventually turn yellow so that shouldn’t be too worrying. But if you notice that it’s drooping I definitely agree with Planta. Watering related issue that’s causing your plant to not being able to wick up enough water. Could be drought, overwatering it that it just needs to get a slightly larger pot ☺️

#### hayley replied on 2023-03-14

thanks elin!

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