I just bought this plant two days ago, had her repotted at the store and was told to water once I got home, which I did. I noticed tonight her bottom leaves are yellowing and drooping (slightly hard to see in pics). Is she in shock? Am I doing something wrong?
i have noticed with my dieffenbachia that old leaves will start to turn yellow and die after i water (and i let her dry out probably too much so i know it’s not overwatering). especially since those leaves are near the bottom, that would be my guess. make sure you’re watering with filtered water also!
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Yep! Self-heading plants that grow upward from a single stalk (Dieffenbachia, Aglaonema, Dracaena, Yucca, etc) naturally shed their old bottom leaves over time, but shedding can also be a stress response. If it continues to drop lower leaves, or starts to drop upper leaves, I'd assess your watering, light, etc. to see if it's environment-related. Hopefully your plant calms down soon. Its top leaves are gorgeous!
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Perhaps you should let the store know. And ask them what to do. They are responsible since they did the repotting. You paid for that service.
1 me gustaSome plants are very susceptible to shock even when very gentle. As long as they were not to rough, the plant might lose a leaf or two and bounce back within a few days and begin to grow again. Otherwise if it begins to go into complete shock and start dying (more than a few leaves which is normal after a repot) then I would call the store and ask for a replacement. Many stores will replace plant if it dies within a certain time period. The dying leaves I would trim with clean shears so that the plant can refocus its energy on growth.
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