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Marissa

Hey guys! Could use some advice on what’s going on with this plant! I believe it’s a Dwarf Banana plant. It’s just recently started getting these hard beige-ish colored bumps along the stem, and they don’t come off. Also the top leaf has this weird discoloration, I feel like it might be from a lighting issue but I’m not sure. And bottom leaves are now yellowing and falling off as well. What should I do? This plant was growing so fast for a while but a few weeks ago the growth slowed and these issues started.

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  1. Finn Shorrock

    hiya, I'm pretty certain this is what your plant is, so all seems normal except I'm not sure what you mean about the bumps 😁

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    • Marissa

      Oh I think you’re right! It looks much more like that plant especially now with the coloring! Here’s a photo of the little bumpy things, you can see them a bit better along the stems.

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  2. Lo

    Check for spider mites- the ‘dusty’ look and yellowing looks characteristic of spider mites. Look for teeny tiny pin-prick sized dots on the leaves

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    • Marissa

      How do you get rid of spider mites? Can I use neem oil? Also posted a better pic of the bumps above

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    • Lo

      To be honest, my diffenbacia has spider mites and I’ve been treating it for months and months either Captain Jack bug spray. I don’t think Neem oil alone can get rid of them but I’m not totally sure.

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