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title: "She was looking so good when I bought her last year… now I don’t know…"
description: "She was looking so good when I bought her last year… now I don’t know what’s wrong. Please send help!!!! First photo: July 2023 Second photo: Currently"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "chynnaadoll_"
published: "2024-05-30T18:19:55.973151Z"
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# She was looking so good when I bought her last year… now I don’t know…

_Posted by chynnaadoll\_ on 2024-05-30_

She was looking so good when I bought her last year… now I don’t know what’s wrong. Please send help!!!!  
First photo: July 2023  
Second photo: Currently

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3SMCJzKUwFUrpojOOdlDPBuppde-Cjx22U73k2L2ogs/932btgeGQVKkJ5bOFbEHqw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3SMCJzKUwFUrpojOOdlDPBuppde-Cjx22U73k2L2ogs/p94ikGQOTSKgIWehq21J2g.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Mads commented on 2024-05-30

My guess is not enough aeration in the soil/too much soil/overwatering. Possibly not enough light, but dieffenbachias don’t need much.

#### Mads replied on 2024-05-30

I recommend an airy, chunky soil mix for dieffenbachias, and letting them dry out completely between waterings. I find that most shady plants need to dry out quite a bit between waterings.

#### Mads replied on 2024-05-30

This is the “how it started, how it’s going” for the dieffenbachia I was given last June.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/F3A6oDxB5AFrwMY-8AmGdM9PkD4LkZ4epCTa5XS85C4/ErnEDiPQROWrocS3XLvRNA.webp?size=large)

#### Mads replied on 2024-05-30

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/F3A6oDxB5AFrwMY-8AmGdM9PkD4LkZ4epCTa5XS85C4/6ZeUxVYkQOq9TChaiAMRrg.webp?size=large)

### Chrissy commented on 2024-05-31

I’m looking at your settings for the plant vs. the plant requirements and I have 2 questions - you have that it’s in full sun, is it? It’s a part sun/part shade plant. Also, it requires high humidity, is it in a high humidity environment?

#### chynnaadoll\_ replied on 2024-05-31

It’s indoor right now, Montreal is still in spring. It’s infront of my window at work.

#### Chrissy replied on 2024-05-31

So part sun is 3-6 hours of sun, max. And plants that require high humidity have to have humidity or they won’t thrive. You will have to get a little humidifier or find it a more humid space.

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