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title: "I just bought this plant but i didn’t realize it was stained with…"
description: "I just bought this plant but i didn’t realize it was stained with this white stuff. Does anyone know what this is and how to remove it?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Briannis 🍓"
published: "2024-07-20T05:09:10.388535Z"
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# I just bought this plant but i didn’t realize it was stained with…

_Publicado por Briannis 🍓 el 2024-07-20_

I just bought this plant but i didn’t realize it was stained with this white stuff.  
Does anyone know what this is and how to remove it?

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## 5 comentarios

### Shamana comentó el 2024-07-20

Residue from water buildup maybe?

### Iwetmyplants🌱 comentó el 2024-07-20

No that is farina is natural it is made from the plant

### Iwetmyplants🌱 comentó el 2024-07-20

Or maybe residue but I am leaning more towards farina

### Sunny comentó el 2024-07-20

It looks like hard water residue or salts from fertilizer. You can use a diluted water and vinegar solution to clean it. I use it on my new purchases especially those plants arriving from Florida where the hard water leaves lots of water spots on the plants.

### eatyacarbs comentó el 2024-07-20

With Sunny here — nurseries spray them all. You can hose it off in the shower next watering day

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