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title: "My croton is losing its leaves is there a reason?"
description: "My croton is losing its leaves is there a reason?"
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published: "2024-06-20T14:50:07.334387Z"
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# My croton is losing its leaves is there a reason?

_Posted by Jordan on 2024-06-20_

My croton is losing its leaves is there a reason?

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## 7 comments

### Alyssa commented on 2024-06-20

Looks like it might be sun stress? Or underwatered

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-06-20

Have you repotted recently?

#### Jordan replied on 2024-06-20

Yes but it was starting to be like this before.

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-06-20

they’re really finicky about their roots and just in general. can you think of any other changes? temperature, watering, light? what prompted you to repot? dropping leaves?

#### Jordan replied on 2024-06-21

The leaves and also I just decided to add perlite to all my plants’ soil

### Ellie commented on 2024-06-20

Mine was doing this a little while ago and I just cut off leaves that looked sick and put it under a grow light and voila it’s back to normal

#### Jordan replied on 2024-06-21

Thanks! I was worried that may happen but now I know not to throw it away 😂 I also had this same kinda thing happen to my dieffenbachia, all the leaves fell off and now it’s just roots and stems but a little sprout is growing from it now.

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