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title: "can anyone tell me why the bottom part of the stems on my jelly bean…"
description: "can anyone tell me why the bottom part of the stems on my jelly bean plant or getting darker than the rest? what should i do differently?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/65429550c2861e7793a38239"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "lers"
published: "2023-11-01T18:13:36.259Z"
language: "en"
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# can anyone tell me why the bottom part of the stems on my jelly bean…

_Posted by lers on 2023-11-01_

can anyone tell me why the bottom part of the stems on my jelly bean plant or getting darker than the rest? what should i do differently?

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## 2 comments

### Anna commented on 2023-11-01

I’m not 100% sure but it looks like the stems are just becoming woody as they age. Like they do with Jade plants.

#### lers replied on 2023-11-01

i hope so because it’s so cute and i don’t want it to die😭

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