Questions tagged [plant-health]
For questions about how to maintain or assess a plant's health.
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Are black spots on Areca Palm contagious to other flowers?
I read here that those black spots caused by either bacteria of fungus aren't bad for my Majesty/Areca palm, but are they bad for other flowers which will be next to the palm? Will they become ...
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How can we save the trees in our historical garden from dying?
Our historical building is located in a big garden with 2700 pine trees in Khaf city, Iran, and about 300 trees have died. Is there anything we can do to save these huge trees?
Khaf city has warm ...
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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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Can These Plants Be Saved?
I believe the more dead one is sage. How should I help it? Also the plant with brown ends on the stems is mint. Should I cut off the brown bits? I don't care about harvesting or eating them I mostly ...
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San Pedro tipped over and broke
My San Pedro has been growing quite a lot the past 2 years, but very thin. It was windy the other day and found him tipped over. Not completely broke in half, only half way. So I tipped him back right ...
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Is my cactus dying? Or what is this?
So I just bought this cactus two weeks ago. First cactus or plant I’ve ever had. When I got it the plant was dry af. So I watered it a little bit and every 2 days or so I put it on the window sill ...
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Can I save my Dwarf Umbrella (Schefflera) Tree?! It's suddenly dying (possibly my cat?!)
Wondering if I can still "save" this dying branch on my dwarf umbrella tree (Schefflera) houseplant?? I've never had much luck when it came to house plants but this one was really growing on me (ha! ...
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how to best take care of a xanthosoma sagittifolium?
A few months ago I bought a big beautiful xanthosoma sagittifolium. I have it situated by a northern facing window because I read it does not like full sun.
I'm very confused by this plant because it ...
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Devils ivy plant leaves are growing with a cut in them; what can I do to prevent it?
How can I fix my devils ivy plant? It's growing fine but the new leaves are getting cracked or have a cut in them. I'm looking for suggestions.
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Is there anything I can do to save my cactus? Thanks in advance!
Does anyone have any suggestions about what I can do to save my cactus?
I've summarized a timeline below
3-4 weeks ago: Small sunburn-ish looking thing appears. It's near the top of the cactus, not ...
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Camelia leaf turning brown
[!I have planted my in a barrel. Few months back its leaf started turn yellowish . I feed it with iron containing fertilizer . Now its leaf becoming brown , like it caught fire. What i have to do now?...
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Cactus spines turning yellow?
I'm a first time cactus owner. My flatmate is watering it while I'm out on long holiday, and she sent me a picture showing that the spines are yellowing. I've read this can be a sign of old age, but ...
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Webs, black spots, and dying leaves- what disease is inflicting my plants?
I'm trying to identify an plant disease that has infested my sage, rosemary, and oregano. The plants have have a few webs on their leaves and there are black dots all over the plant, which don't seem ...
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Drying chilli plants
I have this healthy chili plant with 7-8 fruits in it. since last 2 or 3 days I can see a couple of branches of the plant are drying up.
Fruits are okay but the branches, leaves and flowers of some ...
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Magnolia not flowering well
My Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ flowers are not looking right. Attached photos are all new growth (in Australia, just entering Spring). Any thoughts as to the issue?
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How can I deal with a heavy infestation of mealybugs on my potted Mandevillas?
I have several potted Mandevillas on my terrace, and I’ve been fighting a war on mealy bugs and black spot all summer. I’ve tried everything! Even replacing all plants at the same time and washing all ...
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How much sun for a hellebore plant?
I have a hellebore plant that I transferred from the ground to a pot a couple of months ago because it didn't seem to be doing well. The leaves were turning brown and crispy on the ends and it was ...
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My marigold is dying. Please help
So I’ve had this Marigold for a few months so far, and now it seems to be dying. Can I still save it? Shall I replant it? or cut the flowers ?
Any advice could help. I live in Costa Rica central ...
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Reviving a very old rose
This rose is at least 30 years old and struggling with resistance to diseases and pests attacks.
I treat it religiously to protect it from black spot, mildew....
However, this summer has been very ...
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How should I eliminate spider mites on my big boston fern?
What would the best solution to get rid of spider mites on my big boston fern be?
I discovered beneath all the healthy beautiful fronds that there were dead leaves and webs with lots of white dots ...
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Are there bugs on my adenium?
Can you please check the leaves of my adenium? It grows black in colour and I don't know why. Please share the reason so that I can improve the health of my adenium.
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Spiders in my plant (not spider mites)
I am wondering if it is ok to let the spiders I have in my plants live?
The plants seem happy, going about its day (its a maranta leconeura and a calathea orbifolia)
Both plants don’t seem to have ...
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My sunflower is dying what do i do?
I have a potted sunflower and it was overwatered. Is there any way to revive it? It hasn't been watered in a week and the soil still seems very wet. Any help is much appreciated.
Thank you!
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Camelia with virus?
What is the problem with this white camellia? Some leaves are getting completely yellow but the plant is generally very vigorous. Is it virus? Is there a treatment?
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Can i use rain water for my aloe vera?
I have just bought myself a Aleo vera plant for my room and i was wondering, could i collect rain water and use it to feed my Aleo vera? Or should i just feed it tap water? Im very worried about it.
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Twofold question about Burning Bush - Rudy Haag
I purchased a few Rudy Haag burning bushes here. They arrived well and healthy-looking. I took care of them as instructed and for the first 3-4 weeks they did really well but after that they started ...
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Okra will not produce pods
I am attempting to grow okra around Portland, Oregon area, USDA hardiness zone 8b.
I am growing them in a makeshift greenhouse make of some clear plastic tarp over a raised garden bed. This was ...
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How old can a porcelainflower (Hoya carnosa) get?
I'm wondering since I have a porcelainflower at home which is atleast 45 years of age. Originally owned by my grandmothers mother.
It feels so old for a flower(I'm not a flower expert though) and I ...
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How to grow sandalwood plant in a pot?
I bought a little sandalwood plant from a nursery. But, after 20-25 days, its leaves started growing yellow. While planting, I used red mud, cow-ding as manure, and neem oil for pest control.
What ...
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What's wrong with my garlic? Overwatered or lacked nutrients?
I'm growing 9 garlics in one container. Previously 10 but the other one died. Currently, some of their leaves are turning yellow and they are still one month old. I used a soil-less medium and I apply ...
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Snake plant leaf thinning
So I've had this snake plant fit and healthy for the last 4 years or so, but recently some of the leaves have been thinning around the edges, going almost paper like.
It was recently repotted, and I'...
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dying chilli plants
I have a few chilli plants. initially 4 or 5 of them were in a same pot.
Quickly they grew quite big and really strong and I thought it's time to move them to different pots and so I did.
I repotted ...
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Privacy Trees - Keeping alive
I recently bought a property where I'll need around 340 feet of privacy trees. I'm planting around 35-40 Thuja Green Giants on the property line.
However, I'd like to get these trees in the ground ...
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Fittonia leaves losing color
I have a Red-Green Fittonia.
When I bought it from the store, the leaves were glossy, looked like there was a layer of wax on it.
However, over the time, the color of the leaves faded.
Now, it is red ...
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Aloe leaves turned gelatinous
I have a small aloe plant that someone gave me a while back and it's been doing well. They took some of their cuttings and planted them in a small pot. The longest leaf is probably the length of my ...
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Kalanchoe seems to becoming soft and wilted
I came by this stackexchange almost a year ago and had great success with folks giving me advice on my Kalanchoe, so I thought I'd come back with some more questions.
Over the past few months its ...
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Unable to save Fuchsia
I have a small sized Fuchsia in a medium sized plant.
Even few days back, it was flowering.
Suddenly, for last few days (4 or 5 days) the leaves started drying out.
I thought I was over watering and ...
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Is my Cayenne plant healthy?
I'm based in London, UK. I planted Cayenne around mid-may 2018, this is how they are currently looking like (leaves look a bit too big to me compared to other pics of the plants I've seen). So at ...
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What is wrong with this peach/apricot?
There's a young tree in my in-laws garden, I'm 90% sure it's a peach/apricot. As you can see in the pictures, it doesn't look healthy. Can someone point me to what may be wrong with it? A couple of ...
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What is wrong with my jalapeño?
My jalapeño plant has been doing great so far, with no problems. It’s even growing two jalapeños. However, I’ve noticed recently on some of the newer flowers that after the flowers bloom, the stem ...
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New grape vine health
At the end of Spring I planted a grape vine along our trellis/fence. In the early summer, it grew about 6 inches and got a ton of leaves (and even some tiny little grapes). In the past month though, ...
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How to revitalize my potted Rosemary
I have a potted Rosemary bush, purchased in the current pot a little over a year ago. It did well over last summer & this past winter, producing new growth after being pruned for kitchen use. As ...
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What’s wrong with my tomato plant?
I transplanted my tomato plant about three weeks ago, in a pot with potting soil. There is plenty of room in the pot as well. It is outside all day and the weather here is about 75 degrees at night ...
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Ginkgo Biloba Bonsai leaves turning brown from middle
I recently bought a young gingko biloba (maidenhair) bonsai from a nursery that looked healthy two weeks ago. I brought it home and have since watered it twice. I put it outside in the day and it gets ...
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why has my elephant ear suddenly turned yellow?
One of my three elephant ears on my deck in Brooklyn(only a mile from Stack Exchange HQ) has suddenly turned yellow. I had some yellowing on it's sibling earlier in the year, which I diagnosed as ...
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Yellow spots on leaves of my spices
Does somebody comes up with an idea why my spices got those lighter spots on their leaves:
IMO it comes from airpolution, but can't proof it.
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Why did a section of my Holly turn brown & fall off?
I have a Goshiki Variegated False Holly & when we moved bought our home a month & half a go it was beautiful. It has now since turn mostly brown & the leaves have fallen off. The leaves ...
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How can I get rid of weeds in my garden?
Obviously it is my first time gardening and I have weeds taller than my tomato, pepper, basil and mint plants. Is there any chemical I can use without hurting my plants or any solution?
Also it has ...
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Why are my cilantro plants wilting?
I am growing my cilantro in a pot, and it gets at least 4 hours of sunlight. I water my cilantro once a day. I also have five other cilantro plants in my pot, which is about 12 inches in diameter, and ...
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Why is my Eureka lemon tree losing leaves?
I have an Eureka lemon tree that was doing great over the winter. I repotted it with Miracle grow soil and it has slowly started to drop the leaves and it has a couple brownish colored limbs.
I again ...
