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title: "My fiddle leaf has been growing leaves like crazy, but the most…"
description: "My fiddle leaf has been growing leaves like crazy, but the most recent ones are not looking too great. Any ideas for how to solve this problem?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Wnpeyqu1EBsksP5r3xgVdw"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Carley"
published: "2025-05-22T14:30:46.832735Z"
language: "en"
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# My fiddle leaf has been growing leaves like crazy, but the most…

_Posted by Carley on 2025-05-22_

My fiddle leaf has been growing leaves like crazy, but the most recent ones are not looking too great. Any ideas for how to solve this problem?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_TNhPAw8zVsp2v-r9opceYibYR6YcJwPDsoqKKIm4bc/lueg6z_NTsqh708M5olYiA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_TNhPAw8zVsp2v-r9opceYibYR6YcJwPDsoqKKIm4bc/5YcVRXijR0aaCaYNKrsJsQ.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Seynya commented on 2025-05-22

The rust colored dots are normal in a fiddle leaf that's producing rapidly! It's essentially a fiddle leaf version of stretch marks: it's growing and producing at a rate too fast for the leaf to harden. Once it reaches full size, the dots will go away! I encourage you to water it and maybe give it a little food to help it along :). Here is an example on my fiddle leaf, Phineas! As you can see, as the leaf starts to harden the dots go away. Nothing to be concerned about!!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/E2tOaNIFY_sZRsJ-7LjBmu1CJ60DgeXy_npDUt9rjac/r4ydH8tWSwqUAJjCX667lA.webp?size=large)

#### Carley replied on 2025-05-22

Great, thank you for the tip! Will do 🌿🫶🏻

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