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title: "My Madagascar palm has lost all leaves and I’m not sure what to do. I…"
description: "My Madagascar palm has lost all leaves and I’m not sure what to do. I have a grow light and everything was going good until switched my plant into a bigger…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Jacob M"
published: "2024-08-22T23:51:16.107124Z"
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# My Madagascar palm has lost all leaves and I’m not sure what to do. I…

_Posted by Jacob M on 2024-08-22_

My Madagascar palm has lost all leaves and I’m not sure what to do. I have a grow light and everything was going good until switched my plant into a bigger pot, it then started losing all its leaves and I’ve put it into the pot it was in before but nothing changed. If anyone has any tips that would be helpful. I’m not sure if it’s sick or not  
First pic is June 22 and second pic is august 21

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2kVK-2Xvi3GUGAoOTMgJBYNNbdrAHzBMuc-RbZgsf7s/cGLuFvZ6RUyb5bZzz9_Qew.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2kVK-2Xvi3GUGAoOTMgJBYNNbdrAHzBMuc-RbZgsf7s/e3ih8VUEStGt7A8_v6k1Ew.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Sunny commented on 2024-08-23

It could be the pot size is too large. I’ve seen the ones this size in smaller 4-5” pots. The excess soil could be hold too much moisture too long on the roots.  
Under watering can cause leaf drop. But, the plant doesn’t look dehydrated.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/u-GSzFXVTcSjFoD6678hFg.webp?size=large)

### Jacob M commented on 2024-08-23

Thanks for the advice, I just put him in a new pot so we’ll see how it goes.  
This is the pot I put him in

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2kVK-2Xvi3GUGAoOTMgJBYNNbdrAHzBMuc-RbZgsf7s/uVU2ZLGNTSiyaHBCaPE_lA.webp?size=large)

### Jacob M commented on 2024-08-23

He’s also 11in tall and I put him in a 5in pot

### DanishGramma commented on 2024-08-23

It might be transplant shock

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