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title: "I was so sad when these new leaves started coming out brown. I…"
description: "I was so sad when these new leaves started coming out brown. I thought that there was something wrong with it like root rot because the rest of the lease were…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Plantingsherry"
published: "2026-10-01T13:34:34.610255Z"
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# I was so sad when these new leaves started coming out brown. I…

_Posted by Plantingsherry on 2026-10-01_

I was so sad when these new leaves started coming out brown. I thought that there was something wrong with it like root rot because the rest of the lease were green. But these leaves are healthy. It’s just a pretty new color!

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## 2 comments

### Nata commented on 2026-10-01

I think in peperomias the new leaves are darker and they go greener as they age. I see that all the time with my string of turtles. I never had a textured pilea, tho. The watermelon one becomes darker as it ages 🤷‍♀️

#### Plantingsherry replied on 2026-10-01

Good to know. I really like that dark color. It was an excellent surprise!

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