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Image 1 — Begonia - disease? Pest? Fungus?
Image 2 — Begonia - disease? Pest? Fungus?
Image 3 — Begonia - disease? Pest? Fungus?
Image 4 — Begonia - disease? Pest? Fungus?
Image 5 — Begonia - disease? Pest? Fungus?
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Begonia - disease? Pest? Fungus?

Please help me 😭
Does anyone know what this is?
Picture 4 and 5 are from earlier (7 days earlier) - I cut off those leaves but it looks like it’s on my stem and a few more leaves now (first 3 pictures). Anyone know what this is?? And how do I treat it?

u/crystu23 — 10 hours ago
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Anyone have any clue what this is and how to treat it?

It’s only on one of my outdoor plants but it looks like resin spots or something. If it’s bugs or a nutrient problem can someone comment a suggestion.

u/Jorgebuch — 10 hours ago
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Damage or Thrips

Bought this pretty lil thing from Lowes about a month ago. It was drowning in water, and burried under some other plants, so I figured some damage was to be expected.... As a first time Hoya owner, is this normal residual damage from the store, or am I missing signs of thrips 😬

*Side note: Peep all the new growth and that deep crimson!!! I could scream!!!

u/hey-bop98 — 9 hours ago
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What are these white dots and what do I do about them?

I recently repotted this Kalanchoe into better draining soil. When I went to water it yesterday I noticed these white dots on the crown. (See more below about the damage on the lower leaves.) They don’t appear to be moving. Not sure how long they’ve been there. What are these? Are they pests of some kind? Mold? Dust or particles from the new soil mixture? Something else? For additional context, about 2 weeks ago I purchased a few new succulents at a succulent and cactus show. They all look healthy and don’t appear to have these white dots. One of my other older plants (both pictured), a Haworthia truncata “Harry Johnson’ and a Crassula ovata “Gollum Jade’ (the latter of which I’m clearly still rehabbing out of the Hall of Shame), look like they might have something similar, but the other 38 plants in the greenhouse don’t seem to. (Yes, I’m aware I might have a problem…lol). The gritty substance lower down on the Kalanchoe is some of the grit from the new potting mix that won’t easily dislodge. I’ve tried canned air and rinsing it without any luck. I’m afraid to go digging in there with my fingers or tweezers and damage the leaves. I would welcome any ideas about how to gently remove it.

Yes, I’m aware the bottom leaves are damaged. The soil it was potted in previously was poorly draining and it was under watered. Also, about a year ago I had a spider mite infestation in my greenhouse. I believe treatment with an isopropyl alcohol mixture for 2 weeks then predatory mites I introduced took care of that, as there have not been any webbing or new signs of spider mite damage since. We also have hard water here, which sometimes leaves a residue if it accidentally gets on the plants, which may be evident on some of the leaves. I’ve since switched to bottom watering, so that exposure should now be limited. In other words this plant might have previously belonged in the hall of shame. 😂 But I was a newbie so I hope you can show me the grace I’m showing myself.

u/Round_Advisor_2486 — 17 hours ago
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Is this a bug or simply sap coming out of my money tree

Hi like the title mentions, I would like some help understanding what this is.

u/fastboyzK — 19 hours ago
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Anything I should do for this guy

I’ve had this Sinningia bullata 'Emerald Forest' for a few months now, it’s my first caudex plant, it hasn’t put out any new stalks, a new stalk that was growing died back before it fully sprouted, I do think the big leaves at the front might be shading it a bit, I haven’t turned it so the leaves facing the sun get bigger.

Also should I repot it?

u/lordcedry87 — 24 hours ago
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Did my light damage this pothos?

Why the sad leaf (yellow)? Grew this from cutting three months ago. Soil is regular stuff mixed with orchid thing. Moisture should be ok. Moved this next to growing light three weeks ago. Had thrips in other plant earlier but this one doesn't (did systematic treatment for this as well just in case).

Pot propably too large but I'm afraid I hurt the growing roots if I change it now. Keeping track of moisture with this meter so I let it dry sufficiently before watering again.

Room in south, not next to window. I live in Polar region.

u/huumis — 21 hours ago
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Millipedes in house plants!

I bought this plant from B&Q around a month or so ago and these things are living inside, some have even died around the pot on the floor. I’m very new to plants so would appreciate any help!

In my other plants I’m finding small white looking worms too..

u/Free_Jury6962 — 23 hours ago
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Recently bought Jasmine Sambac Duke of Tuscany nursery plant

Hi! I recently got a Jasmine Sambac plant and I’ve been noticing a bit of weird yellow very small spots on the bottom of some leaves. I sprayed some neem oil as a precaution but I’m not sure it’s helps much. Please let me know what it is and how to fix it. Here are pictures attached. Thanks!

u/capybaraxy1126 — 1 day ago
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What is going on with my coleus?

Anyone know what this could be? It looks like thrips damage, but i have monitored it for a week, and i haven’t seen any larva or pests. There is so much damage that i haven’t been able to keep up and check if there has become more of it. I got this plant two weeks ago. I’ve heard scary stuff about thrips and it’s one of my first plants. what do i do?

u/HatMaximum2812 — 1 day ago
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Any advice is appreciated

I had this plant for a while and I guess I noticed those spots after some time and I did question it but I never thought to look it up and thought maybe that’s apart of the neon pink syngonium look and until I had Alocasia that had spider mites so I started looking at my plants more and I looked under the leaf and realized I think I might have had spider mites that spread from here to my alocisia and other sygoniums and now I see the mites very lightly on my dieffenbachia and I’m starting to worry and I’m not sure what to do. I heard about neem oil spray but I know some are unsafe so I just wanted to come here and ask if anyone has some advice to get rid of spidermites or what this even is? Thanks everyone

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Any cactus experts in here? ☹️

Long story short I thought I found some scale on my cactus so I followed instructions on how to kill it. I sprayed with insecticide, picked off the scale, hosed her down with water, then sprayed again at night so she wouldn’t get scorched during the day. A couple days later I come outside to see this! Did I completely destroy my cactus? What should I do? I took her out of her pot she came in, roots look perfectly fine as far as I can tell. The weird bumps took over before the black ensued shortly after. Thanks in advance 🙏🏽

u/rosesforbree — 1 day ago
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Please help is it edema or infestation

There are White spots on the underside of my Carolina reaper leaves. The leaves Turn Brown. Can you help me?

u/Wide-Base-9286 — 3 days ago
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What is this

Do you know what are these bugs? Lately some lower leaves started turning yellow and flower has some Brown spots. These Black bugs are only on flower

u/Ok-Roll9094 — 3 days ago
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What am I doing wrong with this plant?

The leaves look like this. I’m still getting new leaves down at the bottom that look fine, as you can also see

u/OkWelcome9554 — 3 days ago
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My baby is dying! Help!

My poor baby is so upset and I am really unsure as to why. I can’t see any pests. I water when at least half the pot is dry. She has lost leaves so quick and so suddenly, she loses this amount of leaves per week. SHE’S TURNING BALD. I am so scared, I love her so much. I don’t want her to die :( Someone please help. Also, I cut the back to stems today to propagate them so I don’t lose her completely. It is not the reason as it was happening for weeks before. The first picture is her now, and the leaves, the last picture is how she use to look <\3.

u/Bitter-System-9215 — 4 days ago
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Bud rot?

I had a plant with bud rot that I posted and this is the one that was right next to it. It is a smaller plant but I think it still might have gotten some bud rot

u/Fluid_Kangaroo8346 — 3 days ago
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Insects in plants -Something’s wrong - please help!

So if you guys just take a look at my houseplants, I have a mint plant and then an orange colored flower (what’s its name I forgot) and a curry leaf plant.

I have lost the rest of my plants due to these insects. Sooner or later I see these white colored webs? Or colonies? I’m not exactly sure. What insects are these? These are very small white colored creatures, with some antennas.

Ants I can handle just fine, I have a herbal repellant which I can spray to the plants. But what’s the cure for these? Tips and suggestions are appreciated! I’m a noobie here in plants!

u/ExtremeAd6937 — 3 days ago
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Why is my Syngonium cutting suddenly getting a yellow/brown tip?

Hi! Beginner plant parent here. I’ve had this baby Syngonium White Butterfly cutting (I think?) in water for a couple of months. It has two aerial roots and is just starting to grow lateral roots.

I was away for 3 days, and when I came back today I noticed the leaf tip had turned yellow/brown :( I changed the water right before I left, so I don’t think it’s dirty water.

Could it be from being in plain water for too long and needing nutrients? Or maybe the jar is too small, the leaf touching the window, pests, or lack of airflow while I was gone?

It gets bright indirect light, and my other plants seem fine. Any idea what might be causing this?

u/gingerbretbret — 3 days ago