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title: "I noticed this funny little group of 5 leaves coming out of a flower…"
description: "I noticed this funny little group of 5 leaves coming out of a flower stem on my string of turtles plant. Does anyone know what it is or if that’s normal?"
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author: "Nora"
published: "2024-04-05T17:54:02.792351Z"
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# I noticed this funny little group of 5 leaves coming out of a flower…

_Posted by Nora on 2024-04-05_

I noticed this funny little group of 5 leaves coming out of a flower stem on my string of turtles plant. Does anyone know what it is or if that’s normal?

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## 1 comment

### LearningPlantMom commented on 2024-04-05

Um, I don’t think it is really anything to really worry about. Little leaves on a string of elephants is usually caused by lack of sunlight. I don’t think they are harmful, but if you start seeing they are effecting your plant in any way, look into it more.

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