u/Purple-Start785

What plant is this and why is it dying? 😭

What plant is this and why is it dying? 😭

Can anyone help diagnose what’s happening to my Monstera? 😭

The older leaves have been turning yellow/brown and drying out over the past couple of weeks, but new growth still seems mostly okay. I genuinely can’t tell if I’m overwatering, underwatering, or dealing with some kind of root issue anymore because every article and Reddit thread says something completely different.

Care details:
• Indoors near a bright window with indirect light most of the day
• Watering about once a week when the top inch of soil feels dry
• Pot has drainage holes
• No visible pests that I can see

I also tested it with an app called LeafSnap AI that analyzes plant photos and diagnoses possible problems. It identified the plant as a Monstera with possible overwatering/root stress, but before I start changing my care routine I wanted a second opinion from actual plant people here.

Does that diagnosis sound accurate based on the leaf damage pattern?

u/Purple-Start785 — 21 hours ago

What plant is this and why is it dying? 😭

I swear plant care advice online is impossible sometimes. One post says overwatering, another says underwatering, another says “needs humidity,” and meanwhile the plant keeps getting worse.

I’ve been testing this new AI plant identification + diagnosis tool where you just upload a photo and it tries to identify the plant, detect problems and suggest recovery steps. I tried it on this plant and it identified it as a Monstera with possible overwatering/root stress.

Before I fully trust the app though, I wanted opinions from actual plant people here does that diagnosis sound right based on the leaf damage?

https://preview.redd.it/fe7fm5judi2h1.png?width=1448&format=png&auto=webp&s=785879350101275b4008fc7d090f9a9f83cf7547

If anyone’s curious, I can also share the tool link just comment link and I share with you

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u/Purple-Start785 — 21 hours ago

I think I found the only thing that might finally stop me killing plants 😭

Has anyone else noticed how impossible it is to figure out what’s actually wrong with a plant sometimes? One person says overwatering, another says underwatering, another says “needs humidity,” and somehow the plant still keeps dying 😭. I recently came across this new app being built where you can apparently just snap a photo of your plant and it tries to diagnose the problem + tell you how to fix it. Honestly feels way more useful than scrolling through 40 Reddit threads trying to compare leaf symptoms. They’re giving early access right now and I signed up because if this thing actually works it could save me from murdering another monstera
Early Access Link

https://preview.redd.it/py002kljh22h1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=a8454884825b80bbb945e2286599e6e5ada6f858

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u/Purple-Start785 — 3 days ago