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title: "Why are these dry spots and little hole appearing on the leaf? Too…"
description: "Why are these dry spots and little hole appearing on the leaf? Too much sun, not enough water, something else?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gEUOyj6JK1dPjUIIfcbFZt"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "EmilyB"
published: "2026-08-13T20:25:54.723775Z"
language: "en"
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# Why are these dry spots and little hole appearing on the leaf? Too…

_Posted by EmilyB on 2026-08-13_

Why are these dry spots and little hole appearing on the leaf? Too much sun, not enough water, something else?

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## 5 comments

### Emmyyy commented on 2026-08-13

You mean the rips in the leaf?

#### EmilyB replied on 2026-08-13

Yes, along the side and the hole + dry patch near the top of the leaf

#### Emmyyy replied on 2026-08-14

They can happen from the smallest of injuries when the leaf is trying to unfurl and then just gets bigger 🤷‍♀️ if another one comes then it could be something but these look okay to me

### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 commented on 2026-08-13

It almost looks like mechanical damage do you happen to have a cat?

#### EmilyB replied on 2026-08-14

I do but she is unable to get at it (it's up high and my cat is very old so can't jump very high)

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