It’s the moment every plant parent dreads, leading to that frantic search for answers: “Why are my plant leaves turning yellow?”
You walk over to your thriving Pothos or Fiddle Leaf Fig, expecting green, only to find a sickly, bright yellow leaf staring back at you. First off, don’t panic. Yellow leaves (chlorosis) are just your plant’s way of communicating. It’s a distress signal, sure, but it’s rarely an instant death sentence.
While it can be confusing because “yellowing” is a symptom for opposite problems (like too much water and too little water), the plant usually leaves other clues to tell you exactly what’s wrong.
Here is the detective work required to figure out why your plant is turning yellow and how to get it back to green.