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title: "I’m so confused with this guy! Leaves are huge and look great, but…"
description: "I’m so confused with this guy! Leaves are huge and look great, but stems are black and drooping…? Any ideas. Yes to drainage holes, lives under grow light. New…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Coffeewrecks"
published: "2023-07-13T17:59:05.477Z"
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# I’m so confused with this guy! Leaves are huge and look great, but…

_Posted by Coffeewrecks on 2023-07-13_

I’m so confused with this guy! Leaves are huge and look great, but stems are black and drooping…? Any ideas. Yes to drainage holes, lives under grow light. New to collection and has new growth. Seems otherwise healthy except for those drooping darker stems

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## 6 comments

### Addy the plant lover commented on 2023-07-13

They could just be broken stems

#### Coffeewrecks replied on 2023-07-14

One does look bent or broken doesn’t it! It’s been untouched, so odd! Thanks!

### Addy the plant lover commented on 2023-07-13

But it’s a gorgeous plant

#### Coffeewrecks replied on 2023-07-14

Thanks for the info!

### exitJiraffe commented on 2023-07-13

I believe (just my experience, so not sure if this is just in the nature of caladiums, or my environment) that caladiums are kind of like Alocasia, where they don’t keep their leaves for long. Could be a higher fertilizer need, but for me each corm only holds 3-4 leaves and one is on the way out by the time the newest one is big and beautiful.

#### Coffeewrecks replied on 2023-07-14

Interesting! Ok thanks so much

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