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title: "Hi, I’ve posted a few times about this plant before but EVERY time…"
description: "Hi, I’ve posted a few times about this plant before but EVERY time there is new growth, one leaf dies. They have all turned pink/orange and then become dead,…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Jessie Stratton Zhou"
published: "2023-08-30T12:03:33.835Z"
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# Hi, I’ve posted a few times about this plant before but EVERY time…

_Posted by Jessie Stratton Zhou on 2023-08-30_

Hi, I’ve posted a few times about this plant before but EVERY time there is new growth, one leaf dies. They have all turned pink/orange and then become dead, this is the third or fourth leaf that’s done it.

People said it was sunburned, so I constantly rotate the plant now and mostly keep it in bright shade.

What am I doing wrong? I can’t seem to retain any leaf, even though new ones are growing. You can click on the plant to see photos from previous months.

Thanks in advance 🫶🏻

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## 8 comments

### Brandon \& Michelle commented on 2023-08-30

It’s not getting enough of something. Could be fertilizer or water

#### Mullein replied on 2023-08-30

Fertilizer very well may be the issue. It could be taking so much energy to make a new leaf that it’s having to absorb nutrients from older leaves

#### Brandon \& Michelle replied on 2023-08-30

Yep then it’s likely the fertilizer. It doesn’t have enough nutrients to build a new leaf so it takes them from an older leaf by killing it off. You can end that cycle by adding fertilizer

#### Jessie Stratton Zhou replied on 2023-08-30

Ah ok! I’ll see what might be a good fertilizer then. Thank you so much, always worth a try!

#### Jessie Stratton Zhou replied on 2023-08-30

Ok! I’ve never used fertilizer on my plants (small New York apt) but I’d love to keep them from dying so I’ll look into it, thank you!

#### sophia v replied on 2023-08-30

Look at “liquid plant food” usually liquidized fert is easier to work with indoors

### Tabitha commented on 2023-08-30

It a very high humidity plant. Srpay the leaves weekly. And look for ways to increase humidity

#### Jessie Stratton Zhou replied on 2023-08-30

This is good intel, thank you!

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