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Kalanchoe blossfeldiana help

9 years ago

Can anyone help me figure out why the leaves are turning brown?

It has been blooming steadily since I bought it a couple of months ago, but the leaves have started turning brown. According to the care info I got from the internet, it can take full sun (which it gets) and needs little water (it gets watered lightly when dry).

It has been moved it to to a shadier area, but IÃ¯Â¿Â½m not sure if too much sun was the problem. Too much water; too little water, disease? Can anyone help? Thanks.

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Comments (2)

cactusmcharris, interior BC Z4/5
9 years ago
If you're going to put in full sun, and you can if you want a hard-grown plant, you'll need to water it once a week thoroughly when it's warm. That plant's slowly getting cooked due to too little water, IMO.
plantomaniac08
9 years ago
I agree. The poor thing is parched. Watering a little when dry isn't going to cut it. More sun=more water (as Jeff said).

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