/r/plantclinic
If you're wondering "What's wrong with my plant?", we will help you diagnose and treat it!
"What's wrong with my plant?"
You're in the right place to get the problem diagnosed as well as advice for treatment!
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. Always be respectful of others.
Posts and comments that are rude to others are subject to immediate removal and the offending user will be banned without warning. It should go without saying but...don't be a dick!
2. Your post MUST be soliciting a diagnosis for a sick plant or a plant in obviously abnormal condition. Posts not soliciting diagnosis for a sick or abnormal plants will be removed.
If you aren't asking something to the effect of, "what's wrong with my plant?" or "why does my plant look weird?" then your post doesn't belong here. Requests for healthy plant care & prevention advice belong in one of the related subreddits listed on the sidebar, such as /r/gardening. All identification requests belong in other subreddits (/r/whatsthisplant for plants, /r/whatsthisbug for insects, and /r/mycology for mushrooms/fungi). No advertising allowed.
3. Your post MUST have one or more images showing the condition of your sick plant. Posts without images or with images not containing your sick plant will be removed.
It's best to include photos of the entire plant as well as close-up photos of problem areas. X-posts from other subreddits are allowed so long as the linked posts have images.
4. Share as much information about your sick plant as possible.
Posts with more info are more likely to receive a diagnosis and care advice. Examples of helpful information to include in addition to signs & symptoms of illness:
- The species or common name of your plant. If you don't know what your plant is, /r/whatsthisplant can help you identify it.
- How long you have had the plant and how long it has been sick.
- Any insects that appear to be colonizing your plant. If you don't know what the bug is, /r/whatsthisbug can help you identify it.
- If your plant has been recently re-potted, transplanted, fertilized, or moved to a new location.
- What kind of soil the plant is in, especially if it is in a pot.
- How often you are watering your plant and how you are watering it (top/bottom/drench method, with tap water, with fertilizer, etc).
- Light exposure to your plant (full, partial, shade, indoors, artificial lighting, etc).
- If your plant is in a pot: indicate the size and type of pot, if the pot has drainage holes or not, and when your plant was last re-potted.
- If your plant is outside: indicate both your location and plant hardiness zone. Also indicate if there have been any notable weather events (sudden increase or drop in temperature, frost, hail, drought, heavy wind, etc) or application of pesticides on or near the plant.
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Help
This has popped up randomly unfortunately. I haven’t changed anything. I water when the leaves start to droop a bit. It was SO healthy the last year, especially the last 3 months since I’ve moved it inside. It was very perky and with the onset of the spots about a week or two ago the plant is spreading outwards a bit more. :( It gets pretty good morning & early afternoon light.
01:50 UTC
Any idea why this happened?
Please help me I have no idea why this happened. I swear I watered them equally, even more on the dying side. My balcony is facing north so not much sunlight, but one side is fine and the other is dying.
01:41 UTC
White insects inside the stem of my Alocasia Albo
I recently got this Alocasia Albo and discovered that there are tiny insects inside the stem. I don't think it's a mealy bugs since it's moving. What do you guys think this is? Need advice as well how to get rid of them. Do I also need to repot it? This my first time having this kind of plant.
Only watered it once I got it(since Wed). Placed it on the north side of the house for less exposure from the sun.
01:05 UTC
Any hope?
It was wrapped and I thought protected during Freeze. Any hope? Prune it back? The limbs are still firm, not brittle or mushy. Iit has been watered and gets morning sun.
00:57 UTC
Help needed with calathea
Recently I repotted my calathea and its leaves started to curl and became flaccid. I sprayed it with an anti-stress and put plastic bag on top for 3 days, but it got only worse. I water it on schedule, with moisture meter, it probably isn't a problem. Before repotting it sat in a pot with no drainage holes with a thick layer of clay balls, watered about once every 4 days. It stays near eastern window.
23:58 UTC
Why is my Monstera so wonky?
I've never had a monstera before until I started this plant from a cutting I got from a friend like 4 years ago. I feel like there's something I could do to take better care of it. Disregard the windows/placement in this pic tho, This isnt the house it was in the past 4 years, just moved. Previously it had a south facing window.
So why is it curvy with so few leaves? Aren't the aerial roots supposed to grab something to climb on? They are so long, some of them reach the floor. Is it because it doesn't get enough light, or rotated too much? I only water when the top soil is dry. Send help, I love her to death but she's kinda ugly 😂 thanks in advance ❤️
23:40 UTC
Fiddle leaf not growing :c
Hi everyone,
Any advice on how to get my fiddle leaf to start growing again?
23:40 UTC
Help
This plant has been doing so well. I did not notice any yellow on the leaves last week. I water it once a week and it has always been happy. I have a plant light on it and leave the light n 4 hours a day.
23:38 UTC
One plant is happy and the other isn’t :(
I was gifted the plant on the left when it was much smaller and it did well up until about a month ago when the leaves started to wilt. I kept watering and keeping hope and new leaves came and looked ok but started wilting too. All of this is while the plant to the right sprouted from a lemon seed my toddler planted in dirt. I water them both once a week and spray with water to give a light drizzle effect but one is just not looking very happy. They’re positioned by a west facing window and get great light. Does anyone know what kind of plant it is and if I’m doing something wrong with it?
23:16 UTC
What are these tiny bugs?
The plant is a Pilea peperomioide (Money Plant) that I just got from Trader Joe’s. It gets good light and I’ve only watered it once since I got it recently. Looking at other posts here I think these might be springtails but wanted to see if anyone knew. I also was wondering if anyone knew if springtails (if that’s what these are) would harm books as this plant is on a bookshelf normally. Thank you in advance!
22:24 UTC
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