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title: "Why are some of the leaves on my ZZ plant turning light green?…"
description: "Why are some of the leaves on my ZZ plant turning light green? There’s also one leaf that is two toned, light green and brown?"
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published: "2024-11-15T03:49:01.838879Z"
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# Why are some of the leaves on my ZZ plant turning light green?…

_Publié par Stephanie le 2024-11-15_

Why are some of the leaves on my ZZ plant turning light green? There’s also one leaf that is two toned, light green and brown?

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## 9 commentaires

### 9s a commenté le 2024-11-15

Hmm soil looks pretty dark. Is there proper drainage in that pot?

#### Stephanie ha respondido el 2024-11-15

I hope so there’s a pretty good size hole on the bottom of the pot.

#### Stephanie ha respondido el 2024-11-15

I meant there is a hole in the nursery pot. The pink pot is just for show. The plant is in a nursery pot and I have a little plastic tray to catch any water

#### 9s ha respondido el 2024-11-15

My guess is that at some point, some water sat in the tray for too long and the rhizome rotted for that section. You can pull it out - the rest should still divide on their own

### eatyacarbs a commenté le 2024-11-15

this looks like overwatering. is your pot plastic? how often are you watering?

#### Stephanie ha respondido el 2024-11-15

I only watered it once because I just got it from the nursery. It’s still in its nursery pot and probably needs to be repotted. I notice the water pooling at the top when I was watering it.

So if it this is due to overwatering, what should I expect to happen now? Will those leaves forever be that color?

#### eatyacarbs ha respondido el 2024-11-15

yes, you can cut that leaf off. i would repot into clay — these want to dry allll the way out and start relying a bit on their rhizomes before getting more water.

#### Stephanie ha respondido el 2024-11-15

Should I cut it at the end of the leaf or the main stem where multiple leaves are growing from?

#### eatyacarbs ha respondido el 2024-11-15

as close to the soil as you can.

the “stem” is called the rachis, the “leaves” are technically leaflets, and together they comprise a compound leaf. some nerdy plant knowledge for ya lol

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