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title: "What in the world is this sugary white powder on my syngonium? I just…"
description: "What in the world is this sugary white powder on my syngonium? I just watered it Friday and I water when it’s early 100% dry. It’s treated with systemic…"
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# What in the world is this sugary white powder on my syngonium? I just…

_Tigerlilly님이 2024-02-04에 게시함_

What in the world is this sugary white powder on my syngonium? I just watered it Friday and I water when it’s early 100% dry. It’s treated with systemic granules and lives near a west window. I’ve had this plant for well over a year and it’s NEVER ever done this! Any help would be great!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/w1711M0MI1tmmSTPLd6JH_7mzX9B8N8cncEDhJz_Gkg/vYEaF4y0TsaZolyE6gdAiA.webp?size=large)

## 10개의 댓글

### Sunny님이 2024-02-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Powdery mildew for sure. Can be caused by high humidity and low light.

#### Tigerlilly님이 2024-02-04에 답변했습니다.

there’s definitely no high humidity in my house at this time of year, haha. it gets decent west light too 🤷🏽‍♀️

### 3therea1님이 2024-02-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It could be powdery mildew, but I’ve never seen that on a houseplant before. The best you can do is to cut off any leaves that have that and spray a fungicide on the remainder. I’d treat it every 1-2 weeks afterwards. I think to help prevent it you can make sure there’s plenty of air flow around the plant, so don’t crowd it.

#### Tigerlilly님이 2024-02-04에 답변했습니다.

yeah I googled it and didn’t see anything that looked exactly like what I found. I washed off the plant and sprayed it down. I’m keeping an eye on it for sure. it’s fortunately not near any plant too so that’s good. I’ll be sure to turn my ceiling fan to help with airflow.

### Sunny님이 2024-02-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Is it scented like Carpet Fresh? My ex used to sprinkle the carpet deodorizer like he was salting beef on a rotating barbecue pit! I found it in my plants! Realized it was Carpet Fresh when rinsing the plants. It’s granular.

#### Nina9님이 2024-02-04에 답변했습니다.

Yeah, I was going to suggest maybe something falling from the ceiling if it’s not powdery mildew

#### Tigerlilly님이 2024-02-05에 답변했습니다.

hahaha, wow. I did smell it and no particular smell…

### Cherrybergher님이 2024-02-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Is it crusty or soft powder? If it’s crusty it’s likely your plant expelling salt etc from your water it doesn’t like especially if you are using tap water when watering.

#### Tigerlilly님이 2024-02-05에 답변했습니다.

it was definitely more crusty than powdery!!! it felt more like salt than sugar. yeah I definitely use tap water. thanks!

#### Cherrybergher님이 2024-02-05에 답변했습니다.

If you filter your tap water through a Brita this will definitely stop this from happening.

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