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title: "My elephant ear is changing from a dark green to this white and…"
description: "My elephant ear is changing from a dark green to this white and yellowing color. Is she good? 😅 she sits in a indirect window. 🆘"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/wi42vo6oVcLy6WWSauxS6l"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Cait"
published: "2026-09-25T14:57:29.936463Z"
language: "en"
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# My elephant ear is changing from a dark green to this white and…

_Posted by Cait on 2026-09-25_

My elephant ear is changing from a dark green to this white and yellowing color. Is she good? 😅 she sits in a indirect window. 🆘

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/kbTuZnM9N0bi012FBYDc9F8mgf2cCrkyhFgfWO2svQA/mIh5HPPWRcKybrsGatONEQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/kbTuZnM9N0bi012FBYDc9F8mgf2cCrkyhFgfWO2svQA/Jcow1imgRpSYeGFEdm23Pw.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Emmyyy commented on 2026-09-25

Is it only the oldest leaf going yellow? If so that’s just life, it’ll drop off soon

#### Cait replied on 2026-09-25

I bought this plant from a nursery so I am unsure. Its stalk is taller than another. Could it be receiving too much light? Or this is normal?

#### Emmyyy replied on 2026-09-25

It’s stalk is the lowest of them all so it’s the oldest then higher up you go the newer they are.

It’s very normal for the older ones to go yellow. The plant absorbs all the good out of it and it dies off.

I wouldn’t worry about that one being taller. If new growth does it could be reaching for more light. Mine also seemed too tall and I had to support it 😂

The rest of the plant looks good to me. 👌🏼

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Pz-CRDQFZ5WQn6r1vJWHi9iKwcXMOuAOIneIPDCvSmE/SB6qdyIwSHekOckXfh3aYw.webp?size=large)

#### Cait replied on 2026-09-26

Thanks for sharing ❤️ 🪴

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