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title: "I believe this is an elephant ear black magic. I just purchased from…"
description: "I believe this is an elephant ear black magic. I just purchased from Home Depot about a week ago. When I purchased it had the two separate pictures I took of…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Saigewatkins711"
published: "2026-10-16T19:23:15.920863Z"
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# I believe this is an elephant ear black magic. I just purchased from…

_Posted by Saigewatkins711 on 2026-10-16_

I believe this is an elephant ear black magic. I just purchased from Home Depot about a week ago. When I purchased it had the two separate pictures I took of leaves already, they seem to be in not so good of shape but the rest of the plant is beautiful. Does anyone have any tips for what I can do to save the leaves, or what to do with them? They seem to be alive but I’m not entirely sure.

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## 4 comments

### Jordan commented on 2026-10-16

I would just prune them so the plant can focus on new growth!

#### Saigewatkins711 replied on 2026-10-16

Prume? Cut them off? How would I go about that?

#### Star replied on 2026-10-16

You just take a pair of clean scissors and cut at the base of the leaf where it come out of the whole plant. Sometimes they grow a new and better leaf there!

#### Jordan replied on 2026-10-17

Hope you get even better leaves soon!

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