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title: "does anyone know why my croton petra leaves are flipped? there like…"
description: "does anyone know why my croton petra leaves are flipped? there like twisted"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "ella"
published: "2024-01-31T14:26:13.533887Z"
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# does anyone know why my croton petra leaves are flipped? there like…

_Posted by ella on 2024-01-31_

does anyone know why my croton petra leaves are flipped? there like twisted

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## 6 comments

### Soup commented on 2024-01-31

Searching for light possibly

#### ella replied on 2024-01-31

should i turn it so it evens out maybe? or just leave it?

#### Soup replied on 2024-01-31

Id leave it, it should sort itself out :)

### Tigerlilly commented on 2024-01-31

cause it’s a croton!! they are very crazy and finicky.

### Evil Plant Dad commented on 2024-01-31

I don’t think that’s a Petra due to the leaf shape. I think it’s likely a Croton Magnificent.  
Magnificent likes less light than a Petra.  
Typically when a plant points its underside of the leaf toward a light source, it’s getting too much light and is trying to protect the top from the sun.

#### ella replied on 2024-01-31

that’s good to know, thanks, it gets a bit of light throughout the day but i didn’t think it was getting enough. thanks for your input!

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