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title: "Is that new growth? Should I be concerned that the side is kind’ve…"
description: "Is that new growth? Should I be concerned that the side is kind’ve turning brown? Maybe it’s dark green but idk."
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Cami"
published: "2024-05-22T14:18:12.766015Z"
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# Is that new growth? Should I be concerned that the side is kind’ve…

_Posted by Cami on 2024-05-22_

Is that new growth? Should I be concerned that the side is kind’ve turning brown? Maybe it’s dark green but idk.

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## 1 comment

### 9s commented on 2024-05-22

It’s a new growth. The red part is the sheath - most philos have sheaths to protect new leaves

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