r/plantcare

I’ve got a very old and large rubber plant that for two months has had gradual yellowing and dropping of leaves.

Leaves in the lower half of plant have been gradually getting stippled then yellow then fall. I’ve lost 5-6 in two months. Growth was good until the most recent leaf on the main stem. Branch growth still seems ok.

It’s in a south facing window in the UK and gets good sun all day. It’s in a large pot with drainage holes - I’ve checked roots and it’s not root bound. I wondered if poor watering and UK heatwaves had caused stress but it’s only gotten worse despite moving it away from window. I’ve not got loads of evidence for pests (no webs, no obvious signs under leaves) but am at a loss.

I wondered if
- nutrient defiency (but fed a month ago and has only worsened) hadn’t really fed before that
- sun burn/ watering stress? But have been very careful for two months and it’s only worsened. Tried moving away from window and shutting blind in heatwave/full sun days.
Help! I love my tree.

i got it as a gift a while ago (it had flowers then), and now it’s looking so fucking sad

i’m obviously watering it (at some point i thought maybe she’s overwatered so i stopped a bit), i thought she was too hot or too cold but nothing is really working and she just keeps looking worse and more dry, someone tell me what to do pleaseee
FINISHED

Hi everyone,

I have had this Jade for about two years and just kind of let it do its thing, watering now and then. I’ve recently started learning more about plants and want them to thrive not survive—which I realised this Jade hadnt been doing because it probably wasnt getting enough light.

I recently changed out its soil (used a succulent and cacti mix a little over a week ago), and repotted it in the same pot with drainage holes because the roots didnt seem big enough to warrant a bigger pot. Afaik, it didnt seem to have root rot. It also has a pup growing in the same pot. Both of them are a bit etiolated because of insufficient light earlier. I only water is deeply when the soil is fully dry.

I have also tried to get it slowly acclimated to better light - bright indirect throughout the day from south facing bay windows, and a couple of hours of morning sun directly. The goal is to acclimate it to lots of direct sunlight especially as we head into fall and winter when it’ll anyway be scarce.

Couple of things have happened since -

1. It initially got sun stressed and lost a few leaves (my bad, i hadnt learnt about acclimation then). Since then it had been doing better but the other day, most of its bigger leaves were barely hanging on and fell off with the lightest touch. The small ones on top seem fine, and seem to be getting a light reddish-purple tinge underneath which Ive read is a response to getting sunlight so it’s not a bad thing?
2. The bottom centimetre of the stem of the pup seems yo have become blackish - it isnt mushy or slimy so I dont think it is root rot but is this normal?
3. The stem seems to have some brown scabbing. I dont know what this could be from, any ideas?
4. If i do trim it, what should i do with the top of the stem that has the small leaves? Should i repot it straight into soil in its own little pot? Should i try growing it in water?

I really want this Jade to thrive y’all and Im doing my best. The first photo is what the plant looks like now, and the second one shows it with the big leaves that have now fallen off.

Please be kind and all advice welcome! 🙏🏾

Hi everyone, I received this gorgeous calathea as a gift in January and it was very full and thriving. Recently the older leaves turn yellow and fade color. The plant has been inside near the window since I received it and I only water when the soil is no longer moist. I recently downsized the pot thinking maybe there’s too much soil but still have yellowing leaves along with new leaves coming in.

Looking for any advice or tips on what could be going on or what to do?

I got my dwarf banana plant three years ago. It has looked essentially the same the entire time. About 1.5 years ago a pup began budding and the original plant started to die off so the large part of the plant is the first pup. Recently, new pups have begun to come out. Aside from this, the plant still not has fruited.

I live in New England so consistent humidity can be tricky, but I’d also like to think the plant is somewhat healthy by the new pups coming out. Is there anything that can be done to help with getting to that point? Open to tips, tricks, suggestions!

I have this Eucalyptus sapling that's growing...umm... well... I dont know if it's growing well. Some buds are dying off and some are totally fine and blooming. It's all mixed. If the dying buds were on the same branch I would have assumed some somatic mutation on that branch. But that's not the case. Why is this happening...dying and living at the same time (like me :D)

I water it once a week, it gets 9 hours of light from early morning to mid afternoons with current heatwave in Denmark! I haven't added any fertilizer, as I read somewhere that Eucalyptus needs a nutrient poor soil. Any tips are welcome.

Hi everyone, I really need some advice on my Alocasia zebrina. Over the past few weeks I’ve watched my leaves yellow and die off one at a time, starting from the oldest. On top of that, a new leaf emerged about 10 days ago and died before showing any sign of unfurling.

I really don’t know what to do, I always wait for the soil to dry before waterings, the substrate is an aroid mix with perlite, coco coir, bark, potting soil and a little bit of activated charcoal.

Has anyone dealt with a stalled new leaf like this before, or leaves yellowing one after another? Any insight would be really appreciated!

They are isolated from my other plants for now…

Just noticed two leaves suddenly went yellow.
Pulled her out and saw there isn’t much of a root structure.

I just now changed the soil that it came with to a lighter vermiculite and lava rock mixed succulent blend

Think she’ll make it? Any recommendation?

I also found these nodules in the soil, not sure what they are…part of her roots? Can I prop from these?

The plant is 6ft ish and the leaves are huge on top. I’ve kept turning the pot every few weeks so that it receives sunshine evenly. However, a few weeks back I heard a loud thud, it’d toppled over. I don’t want to trim it, that’d be like the last resort. I’ve kept it propped up so far with the strings from window blinds and some rubber wire.

Hi all!! Just got this lipstick plant a few days ago and I don’t think it’s doing well :( I bought it with blooms in progress (I propagated a couple that fell off in repotting are now doing so well, totally blooming!!) but I can’t figure out what I’m missing with this. Was originally in an east facing window but I think the morning light was a little too harsh. Is the pot too small? Under/over watering? Too much light? Leaves that are falling off seem to be a mix of shriveled and soft and also crispy. When I watered the other day (repotted with brand new potting soil) it ran right through to the bottom. Do I repot again?

Ty so much

Put in some clematis last year (not sure off hand but can find my tag for type) in Ontario. It did not do well off the bat, but the nursery told me it could be transplant shock and give it time.

I suspected clematis wilt but they disagreed, this year only one of the two varieties came back (it was one of those two types in one pot) looked kinda pathetic but healthy-ish.

And now this. Is this clematis wilt? Is there any hope? If I take it back and get a new one under the nursery warranty, is it possible to treat the soil and have it be ok? The neighbours have theirs in the exact same location of their house (monopoly neighbourhoods and matching homes iykyk) and theirs does fantastic!

I believe this to be a Crepe Myrtle in my backyard. This is the first time that I’ve seen it bloom like this. This house has been in our family for 30 years. The tree has to be just as old. Should this tree be moved, or centered a bit in the yard? It’s currently right in front of a fence. I’m in zone 7b

Bought this at Home Depot a month ago. Product guide said something like “thrives on neglect” so we haven’t watered it yet. If I stick my index finger in the soil, first inch or so is really dry but I can feel dampness below that. Moisture meter reports 30%. But as you can see in the picture, it has these hard brown leaves. Is this normal or is something wrong? Thank you

How do I take care of this plant? It was a gift left at my Father’s funeral service.

I bought 3 spider plants off of amazon in March (first picture, I lost one though) and they grew so fast the first 2 months. I repotted them into clear plastic containers and the roots have grown a lot since then. About a month ago they grew runners with babies but since then they’ve lost more leaves on the mother plant and it hasn’t been growing as fast, but the stems and babies have been growing very quickly. I Is there anything I can do to keep the mother plant growing healthily or is it normal for them to lose some leaves once it grows runners? I’m wondering if the stems/babies are taking nutrients from the mother plant, hindering its growth, but I do like the runners and would like to keep them and their babies!

Side note: we have been struggling with fungus gnats in the last month and can’t seem to get rid of them no matter what I spray/water them with. I caved and bought beneficial nematodes (should be here this week) bc they have now affected every plant in our house. I’m hoping the nematodes work but is there anything else I should be doing? We have a dehumidifier that I keep in the room with most of our plants and it stays around 50% humidity always.

Any advice or suggestions are appreciated !!!!

For context, I've attached videos in the comments so you guys can see the soil theyre in, how they look and their placement. My window is east facing so I get all the sun until 11am then it looks like that the whole day (its cloudy today).

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Thai constellation - i had to shoot another video because I couldn't get it out of the pot.

Rubber plant - idk what variation it is unfortunately.

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Got both of these from home depot here in canada.

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What i need help with:

1. Do you guys think its in the right soil? I dont have much knowledge on soils yet but I was thinking of repotting these guys next week since I just got them today. Will watch them for a week and see if they survive.

2. I didnt see any pests or anything under the leaves or on the soil or over. What will be my most common issue with having these two type of plants?

3. Do you guys think it needs a grow light? With the current placement it is in? Along with my snake plant?

4. Do I need to buy a fertilizer/soil? If so, which one from amazon?

5. Any tips on watering ? Do i just water from the top and wipe the leaves?

6. Judging from the fact that I only have a snake plant which I got 2 months ago only watered once but I got no issues with it, you will realize by now that i am a beginner at houseplants/plants in general. Any tips on keeping these two alive and well? Without any pests or stuff?

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Any accessories I should get to put in the pot? (I was thinking fungal gnats yellow stickers just in case)

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Pls dont judge and be kind to me. Thanks in adv :)

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Recently I pulled out a dry leaf unfurled all the way at the top and the growth completely stalled because of it? What do I do now?