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title: "What would cause this new leaf to die before fully unfurling? Pretty…"
description: "What would cause this new leaf to die before fully unfurling? Pretty sure this is a lemon lime heart leaf philodendron."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/LDyBXtb9VrdYIZhK4WggMb"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "ABagel"
published: "2026-07-13T19:27:12.180511Z"
language: "en"
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# What would cause this new leaf to die before fully unfurling? Pretty…

_Posted by ABagel on 2026-07-13_

What would cause this new leaf to die before fully unfurling? Pretty sure this is a lemon lime heart leaf philodendron.

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## 3 comments

### Rhona commented on 2026-07-14

This plant can get confused. You actually State it’s a lemon lime, but it looks like you have listed as a neon Pothos. The lemon lime is a very finicky plant. The Pothos is not. So definitely check on your app to see what type of plant it is. This plant definitely needs a lot of morning light. Not a lot of direct light. Maybe for a couple of hours say a north east facing window. But if it’s in a room that’s full of light all day long it’s perfect. That’s what could be happening to that. Have you also tried to make sure there’s a little fertilizer or plant food in your water?

#### ABagel replied on 2026-07-14

I’ve posted about this plant before, definitely a lemon lime philo and not a pothos, but I don’t know how to retroactively change the plant in the app besides deleting it and manually adding in all my watering, fertilizing and misting notes and photos.

#### Susanne replied on 2026-07-16

You can change the plant type, use settings (cog wheel at top right of plant page), scroll down to plant type. That will keep all history.

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