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title: "Help! My parlor palm just doesn’t look right. What am I doing wrong?…"
description: "Help! My parlor palm just doesn’t look right. What am I doing wrong? Pot is 4 inches Indoor potting mix soil Water once a week (when soil is dry about 1 inch…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Indoor 🪴Sancturay"
published: "2024-10-23T00:26:39.623631Z"
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# Help! My parlor palm just doesn’t look right. What am I doing wrong?…

_Posted by Indoor 🪴Sancturay on 2024-10-23_

Help! My parlor palm just doesn’t look right. What am I doing wrong?

Pot is 4 inches  
Indoor potting mix soil  
Water once a week (when soil is dry about 1 inch deep) and mist occasionally throughout the week when it’s hot  
Indirect / direct light throughout the day

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## 6 comments

### Heirs commented on 2024-10-23

Repot your plant to a pot about two inches larger in width and height

### GnomeChompski commented on 2024-10-23

Parlor palms don't like direct sunlight. It can scorch the leaves. Try relocating it so that it only receives indirect light.

### Mamarod commented on 2024-10-24

Too much water

### Mamarod commented on 2024-10-24

It looks like it needs better draining pot. They like soil similar to cactus soil and only require watering 1x per month 2x per month summer. They don’t like more water than that

### Mamarod commented on 2024-10-24

And don’t mist. Most plants don’t need misting. Increases risk of rot

### Indoor 🪴Sancturay commented on 2024-10-24

Thank you all! I have moved to a slightly larger pot with better drainage and put in a location that doesn’t have direct light.

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