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title: "Starting to look discolored and had mold I scrapped off. What should…"
description: "Starting to look discolored and had mold I scrapped off. What should I do to make it happy?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "MaisysHotMom"
published: "2025-12-10T16:16:45.201615Z"
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# Starting to look discolored and had mold I scrapped off. What should…

_Posted by MaisysHotMom on 2025-12-10_

Starting to look discolored and had mold I scrapped off. What should I do to make it happy?

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## 6 comments

### brittrb commented on 2025-12-10

How much light does it get? Maybe more light?

#### MaisysHotMom replied on 2025-12-10

The window is right beside it and you can see a sliver of it in the picture. I do live in WV so it is only getting light between 9 and 4:30pm

### Phil commented on 2025-12-10

I’m unfamiliar, what is this plant?

#### MaisysHotMom replied on 2025-12-10

It is a pink quilt Bromline

#### Phil replied on 2025-12-11

This was funny. Did you check what you typed? I’m not shopping for bedding. For fun I googled your exact response. I figured you meant bromeliad though, but was unsure about the quilt. Looks like you meant quill. Anyway I may need to get one. Your plant is really cool and beautiful.

### Waspinator commented on 2025-12-10

Check for root rot. Treat and improve soil drainage if needed. Check the center of the plant for water/rot; the leaves on these can trap water and it'd just stagnate there. If niether of those are an issue, it's probably just old age. The bromeliad family are short-lived, so you can expect the flower to fade and for new pups to form at the base. Either treat it as an annual or raise the new pups as the center ages out

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