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title: "anyone have any idea what could be wrong with my pink polkadot? it’s…"
description: "anyone have any idea what could be wrong with my pink polkadot? it’s been doing great and now all of a sudden it’s leaves have been turning yellow and dropping…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/prXVeZCtk2W5dKqiNlbYHl"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "rach"
published: "2025-03-30T01:55:58.344479Z"
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# anyone have any idea what could be wrong with my pink polkadot? it’s…

_Posted by rach on 2025-03-30_

anyone have any idea what could be wrong with my pink polkadot? it’s been doing great and now all of a sudden it’s leaves have been turning yellow and dropping ):

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## 2 comments

### 🌱 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥 🌱 commented on 2025-05-05

I’ve got the exact same plant and I had the same issue! I switched mine to a self watering pot, removed the dead leaves and started using fertilizer and it’s seemed to have stopped dropping leaves for now

#### rach replied on 2025-05-07

I will have to invest in some fertilizer! Thanks!

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