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title: "My lil pilea is getting a lot of yellowing at the bottom with many…"
description: "My lil pilea is getting a lot of yellowing at the bottom with many leaves falling off… any ideas what I’m doing wrong?? I know these are supposed to be easy…"
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author: "Alana"
published: "2023-09-21T21:24:26.9Z"
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# My lil pilea is getting a lot of yellowing at the bottom with many…

_Opslået af Alana den 2023-09-21_

My lil pilea is getting a lot of yellowing at the bottom with many leaves falling off… any ideas what I’m doing wrong?? I know these are supposed to be easy plants lol 😅

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/iiPOIbD93wVQONbBbmj8xUzWX_5dYetgmNOuOqMh1QE/b3310bec5eb44bd1915d57a1f3e50c64.webp?size=large)

## 5 kommentarer

### Plant Father kommenterede den 2023-09-21

i have found that there are always one or two leaves yellowing on my pilea, even when conditions are ideal (for indoors). there may be some exacerbating factors, like it being underwatered (which curling leaves like in the picture are an indicator of), or it may be rootbound, it may also need some fertilizer

#### Alana svarede den 2023-09-22

Thank you! I’ll investigate

#### Alana svarede den 2023-09-22

Any idea what would cause this blackening on my more mature pilea?

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/iiPOIbD93wVQONbBbmj8xUzWX_5dYetgmNOuOqMh1QE/9fc8d9bbf7fc49e29c0ed1cb5822971f.webp?size=large)

### Cherrybergher kommenterede den 2023-09-22

This plant needs A LOT of light. It should be right in a west or east window sill and depending on where you are located augmented with a grow light over winter.

#### Alana svarede den 2023-09-22

Thanks for the info! Oddly my twin pilea that’s further from the window is doing better 😅

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