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title: "Does anyone know what could be causing these tears and holes on my…"
description: "Does anyone know what could be causing these tears and holes on my elephant ear? A few weeks ago it was super windy and she fell over and a few stems broke but…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Awetum"
published: "2024-02-23T22:13:03.200623Z"
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# Does anyone know what could be causing these tears and holes on my…

_Posted by Awetum on 2024-02-23_

Does anyone know what could be causing these tears and holes on my elephant ear? A few weeks ago it was super windy and she fell over and a few stems broke but she’s been having a lot of new growth but then this started happening

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![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/irk7nqlxXFSyP9RjlUEH3XqVTO4u3JbAbjR_nDuSZ-A/mtzZ3FVwTTCbS_8OwIotvQ.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸 commented on 2024-02-23

Mine has had a few too so I’m curious if anyone knows

### Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸 commented on 2024-02-23

But I have mine in pon so it’s in a transitional period… so I don’t know if that has anything to do with it

### Pearl commented on 2024-02-23

Do you have a cat?

#### Awetum replied on 2024-02-23

No I don’t have any pets

#### Awetum replied on 2024-02-23

But thinking of it there is a few cats here at my apartment one of them likes to come on my balcony

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