1

I haven't been able to identify this house plant. Its leaves have a really beautiful pattern, as such:

enter image description here

It has been watered regularly, is in the sunlight every day, but the leaves are furling and yellowing inexplicably, and the stems are falling limply:

enter image description here

Inside the pot cover, the plant is inside a black plastic pot, sat atop an upside down pot that was trimmed, so the pot doesn't soak in water at the moment.

I thought that maybe it needed to be placed in a larger pot, so I took it out of the black plastic pot, and noticed the roots were very dense. At the bottom of some of the roots, there seemed to be bulbs. I wasn't able to find a larger pot at the time, three days ago.

I recently gave the pot new soil and plant food and yet it is still looking sad.

What does this plant need?

1

1 Answer 1

2

This plant looks like a Ctenanthe (https://whatflower.net/houseplant/ctenanthe/). Or one of its realitves of the Marantaceae family (https://www.google.com/search?q=marantaceae+varieties&newwindow=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp-vmUwrDhAhWTF3IKHc1oD04Q_AUIDigB)

It looks very much like overwatering, but you already checked it. So if the roots are white and not rotten (which means it was not overwatered), you can check these factors:

  1. Air humidity (did it became very dry or hot recently)
  2. Temprerature (was the plant exposed to cold)

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge that you have read and understand our privacy policy and code of conduct.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.