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title: "Hi all! I just noticed my dieffenbachia has a hole thing on the side…"
description: "Hi all! I just noticed my dieffenbachia has a hole thing on the side of the stem. I repotted it recently, but otherwise haven’t changed anything. Does anyone…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Sammie"
published: "2025-04-26T14:43:35.989103Z"
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# Hi all! I just noticed my dieffenbachia has a hole thing on the side…

_Posted by Sammie on 2025-04-26_

Hi all! I just noticed my dieffenbachia has a hole thing on the side of the stem. I repotted it recently, but otherwise haven’t changed anything. Does anyone know what this is?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/f_4N30Xw_zn1EmrGRH7M5fKLlx_2fykSPsVVsND3OJ0/liBFVSB_TFuIhZ0g8Wbx3w.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Sapphire commented on 2025-04-26

Possibly an old site where a stem used to be?

#### Ashlynn replied on 2025-04-26

This- but the same thing happened to me and although I don’t want to alarm the person who posted this, but mine ended up rotting because of this hole🤦🏻‍♀️😂

#### Sapphire replied on 2025-04-26

🥲💀🫠

### Michelle’s Hobby commented on 2025-04-26

? You can try the cinnamon thing??

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