I finally looked up why my jade plant's leaves were turning red at the edges

I was reading a book from the library called 'Houseplant Oddities' and it said the red color is a stress response, often from strong sunlight, and it's not always a bad thing. It was a surprise because I thought any color change meant the plant was dying. Has anyone else had a plant do something that seemed wrong but turned out to be totally normal?

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james_ross14h ago

My peace lily got brown tips and I panicked. Turns out it just hated the chlorine in my tap water. Switched to filtered water and it's been fine for years.

wendygarcia9h ago

Oh wow, I never thought about the water type... my peace lily is in the bathroom for the humidity, maybe the shower steam has chlorine too?