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Pests, diseases and problems

Share your own experiences with plant pests and diseases, and gain valuable insights from others on how to prevent and treat these common problems.

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Karsen

Hi all! I got this philodendron over the summer and it was doing well at first. However, the last three leaves it has put out are small and circular compared to the original leaves it had when I first got it. It’s under a grow light and in a self watering pot so I don’t know what could be wrong. Also it fell over yesterday and two leaves broke off and I cried I’m so sad 💔💔💔

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Lauren

Help! I noticed some cottony stuff on my dracaena plant. Google said it was mealy bugs and tips with treatment will be helpful!!

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Cait

Since moving and having it in the wrong soil it hasn’t been able to bounce back and I’m struggling seeing him so sad

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Cait

Since moving I can’t get this plant to look like it used to. Granted it had the wrong soil in it at one point and had to recover but still not making the progress I’d hoped for

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Cait

After moving it seems I just can’t find the right place for my zz plant and it’s not doing too well :( what could I be doing wrong?

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Cait

Has looked incredibly dry for a month or two

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Isabella

What is this on my peace lily?

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PlantNewbSTL

Ok. So you can see where we started. And here we are today. My other calathea is bouncing back. This one I have done a root rot trim on about a week ago, have had it in a glass of water so it gets more oxygen. I did check it this morning and did a more through root rot trim cause it had a smell to it. And this is what’s left. So here’s my questions: 1. Lay her out for a bit to dry out some or just put her back in a glass of filtered water. 2. My plants live under grow lights for 12 hours a day, should I keep her under longer? 3. I only found one stem with color to it, the rest are black. Leave them or cut them off?

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Jos11b

What’s happening to my Columbine flower plant? It had thrips which I took care of and am still treating it for and it flourished again but now it has black marks on several leaves. Is this a fungal infection? What do I do?

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Jonna

HELP! I was gifted this Vriesea carinata last year (first picture). Came with the wrong compost so the flowers quickly died, which i believe it'll only do once. In the spring, I put it in a well-draining soil mix and these two off shoots quickly started growing. Now the part where the flower died back is starting to decay. Is there any saving this plant? Is it possible to try and propergate the baby shoots?

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earth2mik

!! posting for a friend !! my friend just moved into a new house and she noticed that most of her plants are growing this weird mold / moss looking layer at the top of the soil. i’ve never had this issue so i’m not sure what is causing it, any ideas? the picture is from her orchid. i was thinking it was poor airflow + too high of humidity maybe, but again im not sure.

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Little greenie 🐠

Hello everyone I was just wondering if I could get some tips on how to make my ruby rubber tree here happier it’s been a while since she’s put out a new leaf and I noticed today that the leaves look like they’re rotting and wilting. Judging from the soil I definitely need to get some new soil in there but does anyone have any advice? Thank you!

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Browning and splitti

Hey I wanna know what’s wrong with my bird of paradise. There is browning on stems and leafs are splitting. I have glow light on for 16 hours a day. I water it every week. Something that I noticed its that even though i water it evenly in my pot. Everytime one part of the pot will remain dry and others will remain moist. I see some yellowing and browning on leaf as well.

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Ev_luv6

What bug is causing the silver spots on my cochleus, it's happening to both of them and the pothos next to it but no silver spots just holes

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Suzanabanana

(When i got my zz that leaf in the middle was already there (attached to the rhyzome) Its gotten bigger but now turning yellow, but why? Dont overwater and gets decent sun and growing

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Johanne

I don’t know what’s going on with my plant. Please help. I’m new to plants. These plants bloom white or red flowers. Thanks.

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Mia

There’s these little brown spots on my philodendron’s leaves. Any idea what it could be from? Also the photos are of the newest completely unfurled leaf and its variegation looks more like a light green instead of white. Any ideas on how I could fix that or if it’s normal? Thanks guys!

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Melody

Does anyone know my Chinese money plant has started dying? It was doing great for months after I got it and grew little tiny plants next to it and everything. About 2 weeks ago it lost its oldest leaf and now it looses maybe 1 leaf a day. THis is my second Chinese money plant and I really don’t want it to die.

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Minty

I have a Golden Pothos growing in a clear nursery pot. It looks like green moss growing at the bottom. The plant seems fine right now. No roots are molding. How should I handle this issue?

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MummaDeb

My gollum jade is getting a lot more yellow leaves than it used to. That's my baby. Any ideas? Nothing's changed other than the heat's gone on but I have a humidifier going across the room. Same as last year and she was fine.

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