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title: "I noticed this leaf was beginning to turn yellow, so I closely…"
description: "I noticed this leaf was beginning to turn yellow, so I closely examined both the front and the back of it, but this leaf does not look normal. Can anyone tell…"
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author: "Lynda"
published: "2025-04-12T23:50:50.969023Z"
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# I noticed this leaf was beginning to turn yellow, so I closely…

_Posted by Lynda on 2025-04-12_

I noticed this leaf was beginning to turn yellow, so I closely examined both the front and the back of it, but this leaf does not look normal. Can anyone tell me what’s wrong with this plant? TIA!

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## 4 comments

### Tokkomio commented on 2025-04-13

Looks like edema do me, but id check the younger leaves to make sure because they usually effect the youngest first

#### Lynda replied on 2025-04-13

🤗… TXS! This plant was just watered, so I’m sure you are right. I’ve had a couple of other plants with edema, or so diagnosed by other Planta members; it seems like it looks different on every plant. When I water, I water through the top of the plant, or let them bottom water, so I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Is there any way to prevent this? TIA!

#### Tokkomio replied on 2025-04-13

Bottom watering usually helps! But also letting the roots dry a bit more would help since edema is a sign of overwatering. If you have smaller plants also, i found putting a paper towel or cloth helps diffuse some of the excess water out.

#### Lynda replied on 2025-04-13

Excellent idea! I’m always so afraid of getting brown tips on the leaves of my plants, I water as soon as I think a plant is ready, so I’ll pull back a bit on that. The towel idea, now that is also a good idea…. will do; anything to help my babies, right?!

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