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title: "I’ve been struggling with my velvet philodendron for a few months…"
description: "I’ve been struggling with my velvet philodendron for a few months now. It has these spots which I’m scared is scale. Does anyone know what this might be? I’ve…"
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# I’ve been struggling with my velvet philodendron for a few months…

_Jo님이 2024-02-03에 게시함_

I’ve been struggling with my velvet philodendron for a few months now. It has these spots which I’m scared is scale. Does anyone know what this might be? I’ve read it could be normal sometimes but it keeps dropping leaves.

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/u561Jk03UEbXrtMmKi2gQNWKv7rqyRECegh7OCTZwtY/2qdKNT9wQh6gm29laZqoHQ.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/u561Jk03UEbXrtMmKi2gQNWKv7rqyRECegh7OCTZwtY/T6dX-0ngTgimk2pouuI88w.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### Christine님이 2024-02-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Looks like it’s not getting enough light due to the long vines without leaves. Also, it might be overwatered. I wait until my soil is dry and the pot feels a bit light before I water. Mine also gets a lot of light and is thriving. Don’t give up on it! 🙂

### Syd :P님이 2024-02-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

if there’s no sign of pests it’s just extrafloral nectaries! little sugar productions that they push out that end up burning the leaves,, micans are such a pain with it, im always checking to make sure it’s not buggies anyways

### K’s Plants님이 2024-02-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It’s EFN. I’ve had the same issue with micans. The leaves need to be washed off regularly or these spots will show up.

#### Frank님이 2024-02-06에 답변했습니다.

Ohhh that’s what it is. A lot of my philodendron have this and I quarantined all of them not knowing this is what it is 😂

#### K’s Plants님이 2024-02-06에 답변했습니다.

Yep. A lot of philodendron produce EFN like this. I do a thorough wash off of the leaves on my Micans, Melanochrysm, Glorious, and El Choco Red with every watering.

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