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title: "my cloeus plant (i believe thats what it is) seems to be healthy…"
description: "my cloeus plant (i believe thats what it is) seems to be healthy except for a few leaves, should i trim them off and does anyone know whats wrong?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "selene"
published: "2025-07-02T23:48:14.664847Z"
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# my cloeus plant (i believe thats what it is) seems to be healthy…

_Publicado por selene el 2025-07-02_

my cloeus plant (i believe thats what it is) seems to be healthy except for a few leaves, should i trim them off and does anyone know whats wrong?

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![Adjunto 2 de 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rrnkK2SMggIMWSvjbe8_oYRI_kheewzDcWyDgpZwaEc/4asqZ3CIQuOO82CesFsZVQ.webp?size=large)

## 5 comentarios

### Heather comentó el 2025-07-03

Looks to be possible sunburn. Does it get direct sunlight? They are tropical and like bright light, but it needs to be filtered as though through a rainforest canopy. If it is on your porch and you can tuck it back into a corner where it still gets light, but not directly on the leaves it should perk up. You can remove the leaves and I would recommend going ahead and pinching off the flower so it can focus energy on pushing out replacement foliage.

#### selene respondió el 2025-07-03

okay thank you! and what does pinch the flower mean? is that literal?

#### Heather respondió el 2025-07-03

Pinch the flower just means to remove it so the plant’s resources can go into creating the foliage. Most people typically pinch coleus flowers anyway since they are predominantly grown for the leaves.

### Sunny comentó el 2025-07-03

It does look sunburnt. Some coleus varieties can take all day full sun. Check the label. Most need protection during the hottest times of the day. Older coleus varieties can take morning sun and bright afternoon shade like in my photo. You still have to acclimate them slowly or they will burn.

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/Z0s8abo6TTqRPLWvWSg9SA.webp?size=large)

#### selene respondió el 2025-07-03

ohh i see thank you!

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