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title: "My philodendron has gotten a bit of sunburn. Ive blocked off the…"
description: "My philodendron has gotten a bit of sunburn. Ive blocked off the plant and it still gets Sun but not too much. I’m going to get a better option for blocking…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Melody"
published: "2025-08-17T20:09:30.049407Z"
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# My philodendron has gotten a bit of sunburn. Ive blocked off the…

_Posted by Melody on 2025-08-17_

My philodendron has gotten a bit of sunburn. Ive blocked off the plant and it still gets Sun but not too much. I’m going to get a better option for blocking light but is there anything I can do to help.

Is there a way for my plant to heal and will the sunburn get lighter?

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## 3 comments

### Tee Jay commented on 2025-08-17

The leaves that are already damaged won’t change, but the new growth will already be used to the sun! The cloth you have around it looks good

#### Melody replied on 2025-08-18

Ok thank you I’m thinking about getting semi transparent waterproof curtains from Amazon so light can get in but not too much. Do you think that’s a good idea?

#### Tee Jay replied on 2025-08-18

I can’t say for sure since I haven’t tried that myself, but honestly, having your plants outside in the shade gets them way more light than even inside in your brightest window. I think what you have now is probably fine. The curtain that you’re interested in buying is probably fine too

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