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title: "Help! Ive had my rattlesnake plant for about 2.5 years. It has always…"
description: "Help! Ive had my rattlesnake plant for about 2.5 years. It has always been in a self watering planter and I only use distilled water; I fertilize infrequently…"
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author: "Plant Dad"
published: "2026-08-15T17:05:32.638303Z"
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# Help! Ive had my rattlesnake plant for about 2.5 years. It has always…

_Posted by Plant Dad on 2026-08-15_

Help! Ive had my rattlesnake plant for about 2.5 years. It has always been in a self watering planter and I only use distilled water; I fertilize infrequently as I have noticed that it is very sensitive to fertilizer.

It started to randomly get browning/yellowing leaves; Some start as spots while others it starts at the edges and spreads.

I am thinking it is something fungal but before I use a copper fungicide, I wanted to get others thoughts on what it might be as I know using copper fungicide when its not needed can do more harm than good.

I checked the roots and they are not only good but there are several pups that are getting ready to break through the surface. Thoughts?

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## 2 comments

### Kelly commented on 2026-08-15

Do you think it needs a bigger pot? The leaf span is significantly greater than pot size so possibly.

#### Plant Dad replied on 2026-08-16

I was somewhat thinking that. But I pulled it out to check the roots and it has a ton more room for root growth

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