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title: "Is it normal for my zz to get yellow leafs??"
description: "Is it normal for my zz to get yellow leafs??"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Briannis 🍓"
published: "2024-07-20T04:21:50.462103Z"
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# Is it normal for my zz to get yellow leafs??

_Posted by Briannis 🍓 on 2024-07-20_

Is it normal for my zz to get yellow leafs??

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## 7 comments

### Shamana commented on 2024-07-20

Looks like overwatering

### Iwetmyplants🌱 commented on 2024-07-20

Normal when it gets too much water

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-07-20

😂

### Alyssa commented on 2024-07-20

Does the pot have drainage? I’d suggest repotting in a chunkier mix, Zz plants are native to the dry lands of Africa

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-07-20

Cut that off and stop watering it. They want to rely on the water stored in the rhizomes before being watered again

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-07-20

I agree with the other comments. Just wanted to post a pic of ZZ plant roots in case you haven’t seen them before - the rhizomes kinda look like potatoes!! They hold A LOT of water so they can go a very long time without it. I only water my ZZ every 3 months or so (but of course this depends on the plant’s environment)

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### Mr Plant Guy commented on 2024-07-20

Need more light and a lot less water. Only water every 2 months or so

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