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title: "Can any plant doctors give me a second opinion? My corn plant has…"
description: "Can any plant doctors give me a second opinion? My corn plant has been developing these rusty spots in the center of its leaves, which grow and consume the…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9j4eb5mIQ5aqssV-E68amQ"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Mosspond"
published: "2024-04-06T18:29:50.042479Z"
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# Can any plant doctors give me a second opinion? My corn plant has…

_Posted by Mosspond on 2024-04-06_

Can any plant doctors give me a second opinion? My corn plant has been developing these rusty spots in the center of its leaves, which grow and consume the leaf after a few weeks. This doesn’t look like underwatering to me, and the pattern is very specific… what should I do?

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## 2 comments

### Bigredamazon commented on 2024-04-06

My lemon surprise dracaena does the same thing. I started watering with distilled water to see if that helps.

### Hemlock Plants commented on 2024-04-06

Mine can’t handle full sun. That could be factoring in

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