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title: "Hello! Does anyone know if this white colouring is normal on a Zebra…"
description: "Hello! Does anyone know if this white colouring is normal on a Zebra Plant? The photo with the yellow spot is on a new leaf that’s still unfurling and the…"
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# Hello! Does anyone know if this white colouring is normal on a Zebra…

_Geplaatst door DC op 2023-11-21_

Hello! Does anyone know if this white colouring is normal on a Zebra Plant?

The photo with the yellow spot is on a new leaf that’s still unfurling and the yellow is obviously not ideal.

I know these plants can be picky so maybe it’s a sign of unhappiness, but I can’t see any signs of pests and it’s putting out its biggest growth at the moment!

Thank you!

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## 6 reacties

### Makenna reageerde op 2023-11-21

Sometimes these plants can be a little tricky, but it could be that the water you use could have too many minerals, maybe a tiny tiny  
Bit of over/under watering, but if you’re worried it might be pests it wouldn’t hurt to wipe the leaves with some neem oil solution every 2-3 weeks. The yellow spot is small enough that you don’t need to worry about it right now, it could just be nothings wrong and it probably bruised itself unfolding that new leaf. Keep an eye to see if any new leaves keep getting yellow spots or if the original yellow spot gets worse, if it does then somethings definitely up but I think your plant is doing good 😊 hope this helps

#### DC antwoordde op 2023-11-21

Thank you for your reply, I will definitely give them a wipe and keep an eye out!

### Tee Jay reageerde op 2023-11-21

I’d say spider mites. They’re really hard to see until it’s too late. These calathea with these types of leaves are very prone to them, especially if your air is on the drier side. I agree with the other comment that spraying or wiping with neem oil is a good suggestion. If it is spider mites you’d want to do it like twice a week though

#### DC antwoordde op 2023-11-22

I’m not sure it’s spider mites as there’s absolutely none of the yellowing that you’d expect with spider mites. And the bottom of the leaves look perfect!

But nonetheless I’ve taken your advice as a preventative measure and it’s all sprayed up!

Thank you for your reply!

#### Tee Jay antwoordde op 2023-11-22

Do you mist or shower the leaves? It could be hard water stains then?

#### DC antwoordde op 2023-11-22

I haven’t misted until this week, but that’s not to say the place I got them from hadn’t done so in the past.

I’m in very hard water location so it definitely could be something to do with that given how fickle I’ve heard this plant can be.

I’ve looked across Reddit too and there’s only a couple who have posted about it and no one really knows why! But the common suggestion seems to be hard water

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