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Hanna

Hi! I’m not sure what is going on with my small elephant ear plant. Three of its leaves are nice and tall and happy. Then some of the smaller ones have slowly died. I thought maybe over watering? Or maybe I need to move it? I recently left one trip and purposely didn’t water it because I thought it was over watered already. I came back and two of the smaller leaves were yellow the others were fine. I didn’t mind since I assumed these needed to go anyway? I also added a grow light because it was leaning super far into the window for sun and it seems to like it. One of the leaves is now standing straight up to the light. The smaller ones though don’t seem to try much and are yellowing and look sad 😢 any suggestions or education about elephant ears? It’s my first one and it’s been hit or miss with it. I had growth at one point when it was first gifted to me but never again. I bottom water most of my plants. Last picture is before the grow light.

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  1. LeafyGreenhouse

    Check the roots immediately for rot, if none is seen it could be shock from overwatering to underwatering. Also make sure it has a well draining mix+ pot.

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  2. Kobygawa

    It is normal for an elephant ear to lose an older leaf when a new leaf pops up. They usually can only have 3-6 leaves at a time. Just as long as your plant is still popping out new leaves I would not be concerned. Your plant looks super happy to me.

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  3. Hanna

    Thank you guys for your advice! I’m still overthinking her. We’ll see how it goes No rot. I could also see healthy white roots coming from the bottom if I remove the brown piece of the base (it’s supposed to be a self watering pot I think, but doesn’t have the string) According to the app I’m supposed to water today. Should I skip? I used the stick method and it seems to be mostly dry 😅 Also I woke up a bit late today and didn’t open the blinds or turn on the grow light till about two hours ago. The two leads in front of me looks like they’re giving up. I’m so sad. Because I don’t see any new growth 😭 fingers crossed there is some coming 🥹

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