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title: "so… what is this? what’s going on with my boy? i just recently moved…"
description: "so… what is this? what’s going on with my boy? i just recently moved my zonal geranium outside so it could get a little more sun. i was checking up on it today…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "luna"
published: "2024-05-20T21:20:16.328591Z"
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# so… what is this? what’s going on with my boy? i just recently moved…

_Posted by luna on 2024-05-20_

so… what is this? what’s going on with my boy?  
i just recently moved my zonal geranium outside so it could get a little more sun. i was checking up on it today when i noticed some of it’s leaves had these dark spots? what is this, and how can i treat it!

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## 2 comments

### Mara commented on 2024-05-20

If you’re referring to the dark ring along the middle of each leaf, this is perfectly normal and a typical trait of zonal geraniums. If you didn’t notice them before it’s probably now responding to the heat and high light that it needs.

### Chrissy commented on 2024-05-21

Make sure you ease it into full sun and not just put it there straight from inside. Maybe part outside sun for a week but the coloring is from the sun.

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