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title: "Hi friends! My dieffenbachia baby has been looking very sad recently…"
description: "Hi friends! My dieffenbachia baby has been looking very sad recently and I’m unsure what she wants. I’ve had her for a couple of months, and she has seemed…"
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# Hi friends! My dieffenbachia baby has been looking very sad recently…

_Gepostet von Kelly am 2025-03-03_

Hi friends! My dieffenbachia baby has been looking very sad recently and I’m unsure what she wants. I’ve had her for a couple of months, and she has seemed quite happy getting very bright but indirect sunlight near my south facing window. About a week and a half ago she started to get very wilty/droopy. I mist her regularly and follow Planta’s suggested watering schedule. I don’t think I’m under or overwatering her and nothing has changed. Is she being dramatic or does she need something? She’s still in her grow pot, so perhaps her potting mix isn’t so great? She doesn’t seem root bound. Based on what I’ve read, I moved her away from the window the other day as maybe she’s getting too much sun now that we’re coming out of winter? You can see the difference in her profile pic vs the pic below. Any suggestions or advice are very welcome. Thanks!

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## 11 Kommentare

### budthegoat28 kommentierte am 2025-03-03

it need more sun and is it in a cover pot or is it planted in the white pot

#### Kelly antwortete am 2025-03-03

Sounds like she should go back her window spot? She’s still in her nursery pot, the white pot is a cover

### Wolfen 🐺 kommentierte am 2025-03-03

I think your lighting was fine. They can react to temp changes, maybe the window spot is cold or the temp fluctuating? When you water are you leaving it in the cache pot? If there's a pool of water in the base, it maybe staying wet too long.

#### Wolfen 🐺 antwortete am 2025-03-03

If its been in the nursery pot for awhile, you may want to unpot just to check the roots for rot.

#### KJM antwortete am 2025-03-03

I second this advice. I don't think light is the issue.i think it is water related.

#### Kelly antwortete am 2025-03-03

The weather here in Portland has been a bit wonky - we got snow 3 weeks ago and for the past week it’s been almost 70 degrees. I make sure to let all the water drain freely outside of the cover pot when watering, so she’s definitely not sitting in a pool of water. I figured I’ll unpot this week to check her roots!

#### Wolfen 🐺 antwortete am 2025-03-03

Oh that's good. I'm in WA i totally feel this pain of weather back and forth 🙄🙄

#### Kelly antwortete am 2025-03-03

It’s killing me, but I’m enjoying fake spring right now. Fingers crossed she just needs a refresh. I’ll get her back to her window spot after work today ☀️

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### Trespence kommentierte am 2025-03-05

I’d check her roots. She looks overwatered to me

### Kelly kommentierte am 2025-03-06

Found the problem - she was being choked by the net of death. 🫠

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