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corn plant leaves are dark green (moss green)

20 years ago

hi. i live in the tropics. Somebody gifted me with several corn plants last year and it has been there in my balcony receiving filtered sunlight up until 10 am. problem is, it has slowly lose it center light color stripe and lime green color. now it is a dull moss green color.(is this normal? any suggestions?

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PuraVida
20 years ago
I have some that get very little sun and yet they have not lost they're color. But I would not worry if the plant is heathy otherwise.
Gitagal
20 years ago
Posibly too much light. Corn plants are med. -low light plants. Even in your filtered light , the tropics are bright!

Not sure on this! maybe someone else will "chime in".
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