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title: "Hello. Desperately need help with my ‘Sterlitzia Nicolai’ plant. The…"
description: "Hello. Desperately need help with my ‘Sterlitzia Nicolai’ plant. The leaves are curling up and turning yellow. I live in an apartment with floor to ceiling…"
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# Hello. Desperately need help with my ‘Sterlitzia Nicolai’ plant. The…

_Tim님이 2024-04-28에 게시함_

Hello.  
Desperately need help with my ‘Sterlitzia Nicolai’ plant. The leaves are curling up and turning yellow. I live in an apartment with floor to ceiling windows (plenty of light) although mostly cloudy weather conditions (UK).  
I am attaching photos.  
Is there anything I could do to revive this “bird of paradise”? Thank you.

![5개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3j0k3-yQXIcSMkqlErANSVCSQv_vRH2OkzSeLh9U3RQ/N2H7VFlNSzyoQYGvv34j7g.webp?size=large)

![5개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3j0k3-yQXIcSMkqlErANSVCSQv_vRH2OkzSeLh9U3RQ/TisRlqthTuyOqOJY92oTMQ.webp?size=large)

![5개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3j0k3-yQXIcSMkqlErANSVCSQv_vRH2OkzSeLh9U3RQ/U21JDTNtRxWevELKQBjiug.webp?size=large)

![5개 중 4번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3j0k3-yQXIcSMkqlErANSVCSQv_vRH2OkzSeLh9U3RQ/XJlVLTYLTHqEHHXBBWO9pw.webp?size=large)

![5개 중 5번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3j0k3-yQXIcSMkqlErANSVCSQv_vRH2OkzSeLh9U3RQ/Xu4LMRB4RoCqE_ySDs8bBA.webp?size=large)

## 7개의 댓글

### Manic1님이 2024-04-28에 댓글을 남겼어요.

My Bird of Paradise does this. She sits in a SW window (UK) so gets a lot of light.  
I’ll mist her with distilled water for a couple of days in a row and she flattens her leaves out.

### Plant Lives Matter님이 2024-04-28에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It kind of looks like a moisture issue, meaning some combination of humidity and watering. You might need to water more often and/or get a humidifier. Misting is fine, but you would have to do it a few times a day. Much easier to just get a humidifier in most cases.

### Hba님이 2024-04-28에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I believe you have pests. The white fluffy looks like mealy bugs and the leaves are either dirty or you have spider mites. The yellowing may be from a few things. I think it has been over watered. If there are pests, take if out of the pot and clean off the soil. Check the roots, trim the rotted. Then repot it an airy mix. Good luck!

#### Hba님이 2024-04-28에 답변했습니다.

Oh and rubbing alcohol is great to get rid of mealy bugs. For spider mites, I use dawn dish soap, alcohol and water. Mix together, then spray down the plant.

### Matilda님이 2024-04-28에 댓글을 남겼어요.

What kind of soil do you have it in? Mine came with coco coir but once I switched it out to a chunky mix it did a lot better

### Tim님이 2024-04-28에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You all are truly amazing folks. Thank you all for the advice/suggestions.

### Dog님이 2024-04-29에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You might want to mist her and get a humidifier. I do this for my plants and it works well

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