Questions tagged [plant-care]
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Will my Avocado plant survive having the stem bit off by a raccoon?
I have 2 avocado plants - grown from pits, indoors and just a year old. With the weather getting better, I moved them outside in their containers. It has been a week and they are outside day and night ...
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Does anyone know what is happening/happened to my Peperomia Obtusifolia?
I recently got this Peperomia Obtusifolia as a gift last week, and am wondering what these brown tips are. They are only on the underside of the leaves, and only some leaves have them. I am keeping ...
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Is it a weed or part of the aloe vera plant?
This was growing at the base of my aloe vera plant. I always remove weeds from the pot and I removed this as well thinking it's a weed. But it was so strong, it felt almost as if it was connected to ...
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What to do with avocado seed at this point?
I have an avocado seed that's sprouting. What should I do now so that the seed continues growing at a healthy rate?
It will eventually grow in a pot.
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Purple spots on a common potato plant
A few months ago, after discarding some store bought purple potatoes that had gone old, I managed to grow some nice potato plants.
Recently, however, I have been noticing purple blotches on the leaves ...
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Dragon Fruit developing translucent areas which then turn tan/white
I have two dragon fruit plants which were started from healthy cuttings. The new growth segments have developed an odd thing which I can't figure out when reading up on problems and diseases. Along ...
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Prairiefire Crabapple leaves drying and falling off
I recently planted two Prairiefire Crabapples in my backyard. One of them is currently doing well, while the other one, not so much. I see leaf-scorch in all the leaves and they are falling off.
It ...
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Why are leaves on my plant drying and have white spots?
I have a plant (I don't know what kind of a plant is it) which used to be in the hallway of the building I live in. I didn't really take good care of it and most of the leaves dried up and fell off. A ...
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Holy Basil / Tulsi Plant Leaves Turning brown w/ netted holes
My holy basil/tulsi plant was doing well up until a week ago when netted holes started appearing in brown spots on the leaves. I had not changed the location of the plant so the environment was ...
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Echinopsis multiplex is getting brown and soft in the bottom. It also has developed a hairy growth on one side
I have been watering the cactus once a week. The bottom has got really soft and mushy.
The cactus also has hairy growth on the top for a month.
Update: You are right, the growth was a flower. And it ...
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Browning at base of my cactus
I have had this cactus for a while now (about 4 or 5 years) and recently noticed browning near the base. The spines at the bottom are also a different color and pressed closer to the body of the ...
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"Dracaena reflexa" aka Song of India almost lost all its leaves
My Dracaena reflexa plant which I got a month back lost all its leaves. I have been watering only if the top soil is dry and have kept it in a window sill. Initial two weeks it was inside my living ...
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Golden Pothos Yellowing/Variegation? Possibly Mosaic Virus?
I am wondering if anyone can help me to understand if my Golden Pothos is getting improper care or if it has the mosaic virus. I have moved it to a location with less direct sunlight, but everything ...
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Bougainvillea flowering crisis
My bougainvillea plant hardly flowers and only at the tips. It has one very long vertically growing stem(if I may call it so).
Is this an example of apical dominance. If so how is it to be corrected? ...
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Unidentified euphorbia turning yellow, how can i rescue it?
This is my first post and I have been looking on several forums where I can discuss plant queries.
I have a couple of questions regarding a euphorbia cactus so please bear with me.
I recently ...
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Why my Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker is drying?
I've noticed that after a month or so since buying, leaves of my Hypoestes phyllostachya is becoming brown and then dry out and colors are somewhat fading. I keep it in front of a south side window, ...
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Kentia Palm Yellow Stems
My Kentia Palm bought 6 weeks ago has started developing some yellow stems with leaves darkening and somewhat drying and contracting (see images below). It started on a small bunch of stems a few ...
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Buxus sempervirens - Deformed leaves
Can anyone help me? Suddenly my Buxus sempervirens appeared with the new shoots with deformed leaves. I'm in zone 9. It has not been cold though, and yes, it's a lot humidity every night.
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What are these brown and white patches on my jelly bean succulent / sedum rubrotinctum?
I recently bought this jelly bean succulent but I didn't notice these brown and white spots.
I really should've check the plant, but I just love succulents and I was too excited. Seems like the white ...
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Brown strawberry Leaf
Greetings, newly planted strawberry plants..some are flowering while others have a brownish colour towards the edge of the leaf. Need to know the reason for the brown leaves. Appreciated.
PS: I live ...
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Pineapple leaf discoloration?
Can some tell me what’s going on with my plant? I have not done anything different and this started when we moved it inside.
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What are the white and black spots on the under side of my chilli leaves?
I am a newbie to gardening and was so chuffed to see my chilli (the plants are Chile guajilo and Chile chipotle) plants grow up. However, I have noticed leaves starting to fall. These leaves have, on ...
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Is this bay tree dying?
This tree has just recently got these marks on all the leaves and there's no new growth this year. I'm afraid it's dying but is there anything I can do?
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Hoya care - will it ever flower again?
Oh, the things I have done to my mother-in-law's Hoya plant:
First, I watered it weekly. Neither the plant or the mother-in-law liked that.
Then I had the audacity to re-pot the root bound mess. I ...
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Parsley has white/yellow decoloration and spots
Complete beginner here. I planted a parsley 2 months ago and I left it with automatic watering for 1 month and when I came back the leaves where discolored and had some spots of yellow or white. Some ...
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What is wrong with my 3 avocado trees?
I purchased 3 grafted avocado trees (different varieties) and planted them a few months ago. They were doing pretty good until recently when the leaves on all 3 trees started to change color and look ...
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African Daisy Curling
My african daisies were okay during seedlings. I was gone for a month and asked my uncle to take care for it awhile. When I came back my uncle told me they grew like that (curly) and only one was long ...
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I think I over pruned this rubber tree plant and I am scared I killed it, any advice would be appreciated
I had an extremely leggy rubber tree plant that I was gifted and based off the advice I was given I cut all the stems to 6". It has been nearly 2 months and I have not seen any growth. Im not ...
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What is the best way to manage a large bush(previously bush hogged down)?
We moved to a property that was being used as a hay field but had a large garden previous to that. We find new plants all the time and I have found a row of bushes that I would like to let regrow for ...
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What is this sad plant?
So a coworker gave me this. When she purchased it, it was labeled Anthurium but I don’t think that’s what it is. She said it has never bloomed and the leaves are sorta small, thin, and not quite ...
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Browning and dying lotus leaves
Outside pot in Santa Clara County California. Lotus is about 8 years old and has done fine up to this year. Now every single leaf gets brown around the edges, then gradually gets totally brown from ...
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Peperomia metallica care
I bought this plant 2 months ago from nursery. One of its branch had this weird disease when I bought, but it's getting worse. I don't know what kind of disease is. I tried neem oil by mixing it with ...
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My Nepenthes Alata is growing leaves, but its tendrils are drying
I bought a new pitcher plant (nepenthes alata) and since, it was doing great, there are no pitchers since I got it but it has shown significant growth...
I observed that its tendrils(which are ...
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What shall I do with baby pineapple plant?
Hey so my plants didn’t get watered for a few weeks as I was away and unable to do it. I have come back and the pineapple on my pineapple plant has fallen down to one side, shrivelled up and gone hard....
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Selaginella plant dying - care and maintenance tips
I received the Selaginella plant back in March and I've been watering it each 2nd day. (Recommendation from the florist) Also, if I would skip more than 3 days without watering it the plant's leaves ...
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What’s wrong with my cactus?
My cactus has been like this with cracked skin for months, I then noticed it had aphids and removed them with soap and water for one week and they went away, and just today I noticed these brown spots ...
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Phenominal Lavender is dying, really need help
I am not really sure what is happening with my Phenomenal Lavender. Bought this from Home Depot and I was told it was a transplant shock but a month later, it is getting worse. Leaves are turning grey/...
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What type of Ping is this?
I got this ping/butterwort as a present. (If you're wondering why it has no flower, I accidentally knocked off its stem/flower.)
The instructions for caring for a ping vary depending on which variety ...
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Hydroponic Chilli plant deficiency
I've been experimenting with hydroponics chili but no success. Here are some pics.
There is no infection or bugs for sure but seems like deficiency of nutrition. Flowers grow but rot very easily and ...
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My nursery bought marigold is dying
I bought this marigold from a local nursery and it looked fine for a few days but after about a week it is starting to wilt. I have cut off the dried flowers and stems and it looks like this. Is there ...
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Rubber plant is dying!
I can't seem to save my rubber plant for some reason! Would really appreciate all the help I can get please :)
I bought a rubber plant last year and it has been okay ever since I moved it from the ...
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Bird of Paradise leaves dying/drying out with central pallor
Photo 1 was presumably from a spider mite infection that was (hopefully) resolved, but this past week a newer leaf started to deteriorate (photo 2). I water it when it completely dries out in the ...
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Marigold buds grow sideways and die
Plants are in 3 gallon pots, outside in full sun, watered and fertilized, and pruned when necessary. I live in S. Florida, so cold is no problem.
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Some leaves of Iresine herbstii turning white, what do I do?
I'm in the tropical region. I've got a new Iresine herbstii recently, I placed it outdoor under shade, so there is some sunlight but not direct sunlight.
Yesterday I found that some of the leaves are ...
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Cactus(Astrophytum) seedlings weather requirements
I live in Kerala, India, where the weather is humid dry. The temperature ranges from around 26 at night to 33 on daytime. My Astrohpytum seedlings are growing. They're 1.5 months old now. My questions ...
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Struggling Marigolds After Transplanting
I started African Marigolds and White Marigolds indoors. They had strong, tall, thick stems with lots of leaves. Recently transplanted them outdoors in large raised bed. They are lying down, weak, ...
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Why are my Aglaonema white joy leaves turning yellow?
I got my plant 1 week ago and all the leaves were white and green I noticed they very quickly started turning yellow with brown spots and drooping.
The instructions with the plant are:
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What is happening with my evergreens?
I have some evergreens (emerald green aborvitae) in my backyard that have started getting brown spots which are starting to climb the tree. My neighbors seem to have the same thing happening, except ...
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Weed and Feed for lawn hit my Catmint plants... how do I fix it?
Husband used weed and feed on lawn now my catmint plants are droopy... I suspect they got hit with the weed and feed... is there anything I can do?
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1 year old citrus plant leaves browning
I'm very new to growing any citrus plants. Last year I decided to plant some lemon seeds that I got from lemons from the store, just as a sort of "will this even grow"
This plant is now ...
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