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title: "My dieffenbachia has two ripped leaves.. what should i do?"
description: "My dieffenbachia has two ripped leaves.. what should i do?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/6461b666a1a89d2d68e4d647"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Yosh"
published: "2023-05-15T04:34:46.01Z"
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# My dieffenbachia has two ripped leaves.. what should i do?

_Posted by Yosh on 2023-05-15_

My dieffenbachia has two ripped leaves.. what should i do?

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## 2 comments

### Brianna commented on 2023-05-16

You can remove them if you don’t like the look, or cut them below the rip, or leave them on there. Up to you (:

### Nina commented on 2023-05-25

It’s just mechanical damage. I would leave it alone

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