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title: "Heya! Found this white mark, it’s chalky and you can scratch it away…"
description: "Heya! Found this white mark, it’s chalky and you can scratch it away and there’s nothing underneath it, could it be stagnant water or powdery mildew?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6511762fae4ae304c8d7f187"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Soup"
published: "2023-09-25T11:59:43.104Z"
language: "en"
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# Heya! Found this white mark, it’s chalky and you can scratch it away…

_Posted by Soup on 2023-09-25_

Heya! Found this white mark, it’s chalky and you can scratch it away and there’s nothing underneath it, could it be stagnant water or powdery mildew?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yrWzgf6ylZNNJ8Q0BE6mY3Tr5ezbBCaS6bQUPYn0K7g/ceb6e6de58c142aca3c63377f5565a35.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Cat commented on 2023-09-28

I’m unsure what it is as I never had it. Just keep a eye on it at watering time

#### Soup replied on 2023-09-28

That leaf was dying anyway but I don’t think it had anything to do with it dying, as it hasn’t spread and was just on that leaf

#### Cat replied on 2023-09-28

Maybe it’s a mark. My plant had it and is still alive. I had no problem with it, is it causing any problems?

#### Soup replied on 2023-09-28

I don’t believe so, it’s putting out two more shoots and a new leaf, (the big furled one in the back) also I think the dead leaf wasn’t due to anything, as it hasn’t shown signs of over water/under water or anything. Also the white mark was like chalk, it just crumbled away and didn’t seem like a fungus or anything

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yrWzgf6ylZNNJ8Q0BE6mY3Tr5ezbBCaS6bQUPYn0K7g/053881a8e3d84d2ab9dc0f1689ba48c4.webp?size=large)

#### Cat replied on 2023-09-28

Nope it’s a fine plant just normal markings on it!

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