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title: "i’ve had this plant for a little bit now and i’ve noticed sometimes…"
description: "i’ve had this plant for a little bit now and i’ve noticed sometimes the leaves just look, translucent/weird? it’s a healthy plant producing tons of new growth…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64986e4ce6430051ff92aa87"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "lu"
published: "2023-06-25T16:41:48.713Z"
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# i’ve had this plant for a little bit now and i’ve noticed sometimes…

_Posted by lu on 2023-06-25_

i’ve had this plant for a little bit now and i’ve noticed sometimes the leaves just look, translucent/weird? it’s a healthy plant producing tons of new growth with no other issues so i’m confused why it acts like that 🤣  
-also wanted to note that i do fertilize the plant regularly and even tried to increase the potency to see if it’d help and it hasn’t

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## 5 comments

### Danika commented on 2023-06-25

Sometimes if you over fertilize a plant it shows up in the leaves with discoloration. But also kinda looks like some kind of variegation. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#### lu replied on 2023-06-25

it tends to appear and fade away from time to time too. i tried googling and couldn’t find anything 🥲

#### anneliese replied on 2023-06-26

it’s probably over fertilising or over watering. do they feel mushy at all?

#### lu replied on 2023-07-01

doesn’t feel mushy, the leaves feel great and the roots are healthy. and i noticed it before i started fertilizing this plant so i began and it hasn’t helped. i also repotted bc it was root bound but this was over 2 months ago now and i’ve noticed this on the leaves for a while. and it doesn’t look like this all the time either! it’s so bizarre to me

#### Danika replied on 2023-07-01

Does the soil have those little micro bead fertilizer (usually yellow or blue) in it?

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