hi!! my sensitive plant (mimosa pudica) has leaves that have started to become a mottled yellow color over the past few weeks. i’ve had it for a while now and this is a newer issue. it is in a west facing window that gets 6-7 hours of bright, filtered, indirect sunlight and i only water it when the top soil dries out. does anyone know why this could be happening and how to fix it?
My bet could be humidity issues right now I think since we are so close to a border of a season change a lot of plants are going through a weird phase and transition readying up for the next season so it could be that as well but I’d start with humidity and go from there down the list
1 mi piace i hope that’s what it is!! thank you☺️
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How long approximately have you had it and had it ever been repotted in your care? I’ve had this happen out of no where on plants I hadn’t reported after purchasing and sometimes the roots are wrapped, have a rubber and around them, have a plastic mesh around them, whatever from when the store received it from the farm. Also it could just have a ton of roots. Either way, if it doesn’t resolve shortly, I would repot!
1 mi piace I’ve had it for a little over a month and I repotted it when I got it. i might just take it out of the pot to look at the roots and make sure it doesn’t need to be reported again. thank you!! <3
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I had this type of plant before and found that they do not last very long, especially indoors and in a pot. Hopefully you’ll have more success! Leaves don’t live forever, so a few leaves yellowing and dying could just be normal part of its life cycle. Overall, your plant looks wonderful!
2 Mi piace thank you so much!! i’m hoping it’s just losing old growth or throwing a fit about the weather 🥲
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Mine does the same thing and I’ve had it for a year now, they just have a short life cycle in a pot, you can always prune back a little if they start getting to leggy. Increasing humidity does help a lot!
1 mi piace thank u sm!! i’ll put a humidity tray underneath. that’s so good to know. is there a way of increasing its lifespan? i love this lil guy sm🥲
0 Mi piace honestly I’m not sure! I think it natural sheds it’s leaves regularly to make room for new growth, but as long new shoots are coming out the plant still looks super cool!
1 mi piace thank you so much!! this little guy definitely gets lots of new growth. i hope he keeps getting better!!
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