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» mirokusanna - First Aid For Houseplants

I have a Dieffenbachia in a pot that seems mostly healthy, with leaf growth and a healthy shine on the leaves. It's in an approx. 6 inch pot, and I just repotted it this spring so I know it isn't potbound. I water it only when the soil is dry to the first inch deep, until it runs out the bottom, and make sure it doesn't sit in it, etc. The only problem is that it drops leaves. It isn't having a major impact on the foliage, and I don't even know whether it's just normal plant aging, but it seems like every month it loses about 5 or 6 leaves. But it doesn't look unhealthy in any other way, and the leaf loss isn't impacting its appearance since it has so many other leaves. Should I be worried about something, or is this just what dieffenbachia does?

-- posted by mirokusanna