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title: "Why are some of the leaves hard, to the point you can snap them? Even…"
description: "Why are some of the leaves hard, to the point you can snap them? Even upon watering, they don’t really seem to soften."
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published: "2024-03-13T21:41:07.525439Z"
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# Why are some of the leaves hard, to the point you can snap them? Even…

_Pubblicato da Sarah il 2024-03-13_

Why are some of the leaves hard, to the point you can snap them? Even upon watering, they don’t really seem to soften.

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## 10 commenti

### 🌿•Stephanie•🌿 ha commentato il 2024-03-13

What type of plant is it?

#### Sarah ha risposto il 2024-03-13

Rubber plant

### 🌿•Stephanie•🌿 ha commentato il 2024-03-13

Rubber plants are naturally thick🌿

#### Sarah ha risposto il 2024-03-13

It was much softer when I had gotten it

#### 🌿•Stephanie•🌿 ha risposto il 2024-03-13

It’s normal!🪴

### 🌿•Stephanie•🌿 ha commentato il 2024-03-13

And hard!🪴

### Mara ha commentato il 2024-03-13

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### 🌿•Stephanie•🌿 ha commentato il 2024-03-13

Plant was probably growing🌿

#### Saarah Aamilah ha risposto il 2024-03-14

Yes! When new leaves come in they are softer but as they mature they harden!

### Deb ha commentato il 2024-03-14

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