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title: "I’ve had this plant for a while now, and I thought that it was a Moth…"
description: "I’ve had this plant for a while now, and I thought that it was a Moth Orchid, please correct me if I’m wrong. I was watering bit today, and I noticed my yellow…"
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author: "LearningPlantMom"
published: "2023-06-24T13:51:58.89Z"
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# I’ve had this plant for a while now, and I thought that it was a Moth…

_Posted by LearningPlantMom on 2023-06-24_

I’ve had this plant for a while now, and I thought that it was a Moth Orchid, please correct me if I’m wrong. I was watering bit today, and I noticed my yellow leave.  
I know that yellow leaves in older plants are supposed to happen with orchids, so should take it off for new growth?

Also, should I repot it?

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## 2 comments

### Nina commented on 2023-06-24

IKEA? 😊 I have the same one, bought 2 years ago. Bottom leaves yellow and fall off, new ones will follow. I would not repot while blooming

### Hatley commented on 2023-06-25

It might be best to wait for the leaf to naturally dry out and get wrinkly looking before cutting it, it prevents anything from getting in the cut that could possibly harm the plant. Also youtube there is a channel called MissOrchidGirl, the creator does have fairly reliable information for any questions about orchids from repotting to watering to just basic plant care.

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