Help needed! I didnāt see anything quite like this already in the groupā¦ Iām wondering what caused this in my Alocasia Polly? Some yellowing spots at the leaf edges, including a yellow-lined spot. Itās only just started recently. Iād be really surprised if it is overwatered because if anything I water too inconsistently/not enough. Humidity has been in the low 30s over the winter. Thereās a good amount of indirect light here. Thanks in advance!
Looks like fungus or bacterial infection. Have you been misting the leaves? That can cause leaf infections.
0 gillningarNo misting! Darn :/ I really hope itās not an infection. Any tips?
0 gillningar I dont have a lot of experience with it so hopefully some others chime in. I know if it is that, usually removing affected leaves and quarentining is a good start. There are some treatments i believe.
0 gillningarRemoving affected leaves will be difficult since the plant only has those two leavesā¦ thatās it!
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Iāve been having trouble with this same plant. The leaves start yellowing like this at the edges until the whole leaf dies): Iāve tried treating for pests already and the next thing Iām going to try is watering with chlorine free water because that can cause yellowing/crispy edges, so thatās something you could try too if you arenāt already doing that! The perfect yellow circle on yours does make me think bacterial infection in though. Mine might be an infection too so please update us if you find a good solution!
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience! I donāt know if the differences seen between your photo and mine are significant when it comes to diagnosing the problem. š§ I would love to learn more about these things! I will definitely share when I have an update!
1 gillaJust wanted to say I havenāt found a solutionā¦ but also I havenāt tried that hard because Iām super busy š¬ The spots eventually did expand and get worse, but itās pushing out a new leaf right now! I did try to fertilize less because I thought maybe fertilizer burn. Iām really hoping itās not a disease. Iāll be checking the roots later this week.
0 gillningar You have to give these distilled/filtered or rain water. They do NOT like chemicals in their water. That can definatly be part of the issue.
2 gillningar Thank you Iāll definitely do this!
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Mine does exactly the same thing! My cuprea LOVES it here, but Polly? Nope. Iām really tempted to use her as my first attempt at leca because Iām at the point where I donāt care if I lose her otherwise! š
I put mine in Leca for a bit and it did fine! Seemed to have some transplant shock at first but then went back to normal
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