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plantmother

queen violet is blooming but she has this powdery, sand like white stuff on her leaves and I just want to make sure it’s not a sign of something very bad!

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  1. eatyacarbs

    any chance this is in the kitchen and someone was baking and some flour got into the air and onto these leaves? 😅 otherwise it looks a bit like powdery mildew

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    • plantmother

      it’s sitting right under a crack in the ceiling so i’m hoping it’s from that 😂 I knocked it all off with a paint brush and just gonna wait and see if it comes back!

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  2. Hunter

    You could try using a soft bristle toothbrush to clean the leaves. It kinda looks dirt. Kinda looks a fungal infection as well though

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    • plantmother

      thank you! I just cleaned the top and bottom of the leaves so fingers crossed. my worst nightmare is thrips so as long as it doesn’t look like that 😖

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    • Hunter

      Her blooms are so beautiful though!! Mine is growing some new blooms rn and I’m excited

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    • plantmother

      thank you!! they all came in at once it’s so awesome!

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  3. eatyacarbs

    It’s definitely not thrips — mealybugs if anything. But it does look like drywall dust 🤞

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  4. Tellie

    I use micro fiber towel to wipe my violet leaves. Or soft towel.

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  5. plantmother

    this ended up being overfertilization which caused crystal build up and then leaf rot! this is her now, wish her well

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