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title: "I’m very new to plants (I made an offhand comment about wanting to…"
description: "I’m very new to plants (I made an offhand comment about wanting to have plants and my best friend got me a plant, bless him, but did so without even looking…"
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author: "ria"
published: "2024-03-10T18:39:03.123999Z"
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# I’m very new to plants (I made an offhand comment about wanting to…

_ria님이 2024-03-10에 게시함_

I’m very new to plants (I made an offhand comment about wanting to have plants and my best friend got me a plant, bless him, but did so without even looking the plant up on google) and I’ve only had this blue star fern a week but now it’s looking very white/pale.

The little information i’ve found says that it might be due to, too little light. It’s been near a south/south east facing window ever since I got it, which gets a decent amount of light all morning and near a humidifier. Can anyone let me know what I’m doing wrong? 😌

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/44zQ6avrqvlbk3v0EPv8KRbX96s_IBKs-cZF0qKVZss/uGU03E9aQDWLjm3DOrjQJQ.webp?size=large)

## 댓글 1개

### Connie E님이 2024-03-10에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I’m not really sure, but it looks very sad. It could be a very heavy infestation of mealy bugs. Maybe try wrapping the pot in a plastic bag so that the soil won’t get wet and wash the entire plant in the shower then treat with insecticidal soap. Or wash the leaves individually with neem solution. I use neem oil, mixed with a little dish detergent diluted with water. And send this photo to Planta diagnosis for suggestions. You learn as you go. We all did😐

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