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title: "What’s this black stuff on my zebra plant leaf? There were three…"
description: "What’s this black stuff on my zebra plant leaf? There were three little leaves that just recently fell off the very top of the stem. Should I cut this one off,…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "lkplants"
published: "2024-12-11T22:01:53.766591Z"
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# What’s this black stuff on my zebra plant leaf? There were three…

_Posted by lkplants on 2024-12-11_

What’s this black stuff on my zebra plant leaf? There were three little leaves that just recently fell off the very top of the stem. Should I cut this one off, or should I just let it fall on its own?

I got this plant back in August, when it was already leggy, (I could change him, right?!) and we were doing so well. I also have had off and on fungus gnats as well, which I’m treating with mosquito bit/neem oil watering and sticky traps. I don’t mist the leaves.

My peperomia plant next to it also has all of these dried up triangles in the leaves. Is it a pest?

![Attachment 1 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/VDd_kELs2H_m5pdngCtDZLh4hauYnrZ4nU72eOSqV30/OINrPklCQOK-tzkjuL_ebg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/VDd_kELs2H_m5pdngCtDZLh4hauYnrZ4nU72eOSqV30/nOfOjVaeTYKhTeUfbHa7Fw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/VDd_kELs2H_m5pdngCtDZLh4hauYnrZ4nU72eOSqV30/WI50StZ3TICyF-vvdaN2OA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 4 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/VDd_kELs2H_m5pdngCtDZLh4hauYnrZ4nU72eOSqV30/-lN4340ERQeVDdAMI8uYxA.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Abbi commented on 2024-12-11

Idk about the zebra plant but I think the pepperomia problem is low humidity.

### Abbi commented on 2024-12-11

Unless the leaves didn't use to be that way, then its pry damage from getting bumped or something.

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