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title: "Hi all! This is my elephant plant. She has lost three leaves since I…"
description: "Hi all! This is my elephant plant. She has lost three leaves since I bought her one week ago. The leaves quickly turned yellow, so I removed them. I am not…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Emily"
published: "2025-07-08T17:04:38.664591Z"
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# Hi all! This is my elephant plant. She has lost three leaves since I…

_Posted by Emily on 2025-07-08_

Hi all!

This is my elephant plant. She has lost three leaves since I bought her one week ago. The leaves quickly turned yellow, so I removed them. I am not sure if this is normal because she is just adapting to her new environment or if she is on her way out already :(

She has three large leaves, which all look like the one pictured. Does anyone know if this is a normal colour for the leaves or if this may be about to turn yellow too? If so, what is most likely causing this? I have just bought a grow light but have no idea how to use it.

Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/a8AcAqxeKZpTdo72dFLlH5m1m484DBSX68t1eApW1IU/1dYFAB9uTpisv3AD0KG1ow.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Freedomskai commented on 2025-07-08

If most leaves are turning yellow, that signals a problem like overwatering to me. But since you just bought her, I would check her roots for root rot

### Caissa commented on 2025-07-10

Elephant plant needs to be outside. And plenty of water. 💧 they are tropical. I water her once a week and since si got her in April it have new leafs. Maybe you should get a bigger pot

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