r/plantclinic

i’m not sure exactly what plant this is, but I’ve had her for the better part of a year. She was literally thriving until I noticed this today. The pot has drainage, it’s still in the nursery pot and just placed it in a bigger decorative pot. I water it every other week. it’s facing windows, but the windows aren’t facing the sun. I don’t remember if I missed a watering but its always been a resilient plant. I’m freaking out because this is my favorite plant. 😭😭😭😭

i'm bonsai watching for two weeks, end of week one the little guy almost completely gave up on life. here's the rundown:
- first picture is when i got it, second is as of right now (+ some up close)
- i was told to water it every 2-3 days, so i watered it on day 2, using half of a standard spritz bottle (as the owner has always done)
- it sat in my window, away from direct sunlight (it was in direct sunlight for maybe 30 minutes total at one point), away from a heavy draft.
- yesterday (day 4 of me having the tree) i noticed that the leaves lost their vibrancy and their perkiness, even though the top soil was decently moist. i called a nearby bonsai nursery, and they advised a full dunk. that i did.
- now it's 24hrs later, and imo it's gotten worse. dry, sad leaves. i don't know what to do. i have to watch it for one more week.

Hello! I’m very new to indoor plants, I’m not sure if I have a green thumb. I have this peace lily I purchased a week ago that’s in a self watering pot but I’m not sure if the roots actually reach to the water, so I watered it once a few days ago. This is how it looks now, what I can’t tell if this is a symptom of under-watering or over-watering for me to adjust. Temperature is usually room-warm, and it sits near a west-facing window so it gets a lot of indirect sunlight throughout the day. I live in a city so the building across the street blocks direct sunlight after around 5pm.

Hey everyone! I’m relatively new to the plant game, and was gifted a spider plant as a housewarming gift. I have it in a nursery pot inside a decorative pot, water it only when the soil is quite dry until fully saturate, and a bit of water comes out of the bottom. I have it in a NE facing window (windows only face NE in my apartment) and it is right on the sill. The plant had new growth, however it also seems to have brown small holes and crease marks causing the leaves to flop over, and sometimes “close” in on themselves. Additionally the color is not as dark green as I have seen other spider plants. Is something wrong? The new growth seems to indicate not, but the browning is throwing me off

Hey,

I bought this plant 2 weeks ago. Monstera, indoor. There've already been 2 little black "patches" when I bought it, but I haven't thought much about that, "maybe just burnt or something" I thought. They were actually little marks.

Today, it looks like this. :( It's getting worse and worse every day, and I have no idea what do/did I do wrong. I watered it after buying, then once/twice a week considering the feeling of the soil in 2-3 cm deep in the pot. I didn't let it soak in water for hours/days. It's not directly in the sun but in front of the window. No AC, no wind in the room. I haven't repot it yet as it looks already stressed of something.

I looked for some pests, but haven't really found anything, but I'm a beginner in this planting thing. I suspect this might be the problem but idk.

Maybe I cannot save it. Just please help me, what did go wrong? Or if I can save it, how? I do everything for it now.

TYIA!

PS: Sorry for the bad English, not native.

This is my first monstera, I’ve had her nearly 2 years. (Yes for some reason It’s a girl) I feel absolutely terrible because I’ve just neglected her, repotted once but not for a year I’d say. I have no idea what I’m doing, so I’m just looking in general advice. Is she sick? I’m trying to do research on how to look after them but often they already look healthy and unfortunately she does not🤣 although considering I often forget to water her for weeks and she’s probably suffocating in that small pot it’s not seemed to slow the growth.
I have large windows so she gets lots of indirect light.
But are these roots okay? They almost look like twigs and I’m unsure if they’re supposed to be like that, some of them have really dark black parts. I’m aware she needs repotting and also something to prop her up, I’d love tips on this too!

We recently got into houseplants and my husband developed a fascination with Alocasias of a few varieties. This Melo was in a rescue box (cheaper but with something unknown wrong with it). Our other rescues have all flourished back to health but we can’t figure out what’s up with this one!

- has not grown a new leaf- even a sprout- in two months
- tips and sides of leaves curling inwards
- brown flecks on the stems
- crusty substance around the pot’s rim (may be adhesive from the delivery?)
- plant is under a grow lamp for about 10 hours a day; when off, it’s in a corner between a south- and west-facing window, dimly lit
- watered thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch

It’s evidently not dead- how can we give it a bit of happiness and get it growing?

I recently got these two pothos and the leaves/stems are slowly turning yellow. Plenty of light throught the day and it's about 10 feet from a window. I'm in Washington and it's the summer here. I water about once a week, not sure exactly how much water, but doesn't seem like too much or too little. I got the plants from marketplace, so not sure about the soil.

In the video, I point to the leaves that I am worried about.

Help and thanks!

Hello, I need help please

Last week, I received this prayer plant as a gift but it looked like it had spider mites on it. So I used that YouTube video that was recommended from reddit with the dish soap, alcohol and water spray. Then I gave it a little bit of water and humidity. I touched the soil and it's still wet so I tried making holes in it, to help it dry out. But I'm not sure what's happening to it or what I did wrong? I feel I may have put it through so much when it first was just trying to transition from one house to another. It's in indirect light and away from any drafts. I usually keep the temperature here around 72°F - 74°F.

Thank you in advance for any help

What do I do , my plant looks like its dying, my plant gets some light , I water it every couple days. I used the succulent soil when planting them.

First pic is now, second pic is before. It had strong stems and was standing straight up. Now, it’s leaning and I’m afraid it’s dying. I repotted it because it had tons of millipedes and I was tired of finding them on the floor. I used indoor plant soil and diatomaceous earth. It gets plenty of sunlight as it’s right across my window and I water about once a week. What can I do to save it? Do I repot again? Thanks in advance!

Back in April I repotted about three Spider Plants that weren't doing very well and put them all in one big new pot.

As the weather was getting warm and coming into summer I left them outside with plenty of direct sunlight and even a heatwave. It got plenty of water too. Now in August it seems to have turned into a goliath outdoor Spider plant!

Should I bring it indoors when the winter starts creeping in or will it be ok outside?

Any other suggestions on what it may need?

Hello, I purchased this gem avocado a few months ago. I got it in pretty rough shape, but was able to nurse it back to health and drive lots of new growth on the two branches it did have. But, I made a mistake and cut a longer part of the upper trunk that extended beyond the top branch and cluster of leaves off. After I did this, the trunk started turning brown and the top cluster of leaves look like they are dying.

I repotted the plant when I got it. The pot is sitting in a bigger pot with room between the bottom, there is plenty of drainage.

The plant is positioned to get pretty good morning light and some good filtered shade in the afternoon.

I have a moisture meter that I use to check and water when the meter starts to read "moist" instead of "wet"

Can I save this plant? Please help!!

Hi! This is my first orchid and I’m still learning, so I’m worried I might be doing something wrong 😭 I transitioned it from bark to water culture almost a month ago after all its flowers fell off and its flower spikes kept drying out. Before switching, I was just following the care card it came with, which said to water it with three ice cubes once a week. It started looking pretty dehydrated while still in bark, so I wanted to see if water culture would help.

Since then, I’ve removed roots that became completely mushy/hollow, tried a short dry period, and dealt with some white fuzzy/mold-looking growth on the roots. I made the mistake of trying sugar + vinegar in the water once 🥲 and later used diluted hydrogen peroxide for the mold, but I’ve stopped all of that and now only use plain water.

I also switched it from a narrow vase to a wide clear vase for better airflow and keep only the lower roots in water while the upper roots and crown stay dry.

I added a stick across the vase just to support the orchid because I was worried it might slide farther into the water and get the crown wet. I’ve cut off the flower spikes that completely dried out, although I accidentally nicked a leaf/stem area while cutting one.

One lower leaf has also turned completely yellow and fallen off, and I’m noticing some of the other leaves becoming slightly green-yellow. Some roots are still green and firm, while others are wrinkled, dark, or damaged-looking.

For lighting, it stays indoors a few feet from a large window and gets bright, mostly indirect light for several hours during the day. The window has blinds, so the light is somewhat filtered, and it doesn’t usually get strong direct sunlight on the leaves. I’m planning to continue water culture, but I’m worried about its overall condition. Does it look like it’s declining or heading toward dying, or does this look like normal stress/recovery from the transition? Am I doing things correctly now, and is there anything I should change to help it recover?

Hello folks,
I’ve been unable to figure out why the leaves on my bird of paradise plant are yellowing /dying. I’ve had it for over two years now. It initially struggled with some mites which I treated, and the plant has been doing good for the last year or so. It gets a lot of light and water pretty consistently, I don’t think it’s over or under-watered. But I’m not sure why the leaves have started yelling the last two weeks. Should I repot? It’s been exactly a year since I last repotted but it also hasn’t grown much since then

What’s this white stuff and how can I safely get rid of it?
It gets plenty of sun as it faces east. I water it every two days or less if it rains.

my dracaena is growing just fine but the stem is very wobbly and half of it is dead/hollow. it’s been like this for at least five years (despite a couple repottings). do I just let it continue like this, stake it? chop and prop? I inherited this plant from my mom so it‘s at least 15 years old.

it gets bright indirect light from the south and west facing windows and I water once every 1-2 weeks depending on how hot or cold it is and how the soil feels.

I believe this is a neon pothos. She got knocked off her shelf about a month ago and she seems like shes been struggling a bit since.

Some of the leaves are growing in super small and they seem a bit miscolored. Her usual spot is a north facing window so lots of indirect sunlight and I water once a week ish.

She was thriving before and just doesnt seem super pleased with life anymore. How do I help her 🙏

Edit to include that there is one normal sized leaf that is yellowing at the base of the same vine that is growing tiny leaves. Not sure how the yellow leaf and tiny leaves are related

I’m not concerned about the aerial roots as much as I am about the main stem of the plant. I have it temporarily supported and I know I need a better support for it, but the shape is bizarre to me. Any tips are appreciated!

The plant is in this window at all times and gets great sunlight for approx. 8-10 hours a day.

I water this plant once every two weeks. I completely drench the dirt, let it sit and allow the plant to drink, then allow the plant to completely drain. The pot has drainage holes.