Pink Anthurium in apartment - leaves turning brown and dying

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I've been keeping 3 plants of pink anthurium in my apartment - bought at different points of time from different shops, all plants initially healthy. All three however end up showing the same symptoms: leaves start turning brown at the tip, eventually killing the leaf. The plant themselves sprout new leaves but quite slowly, with a lot of "stumps." Moreover, some young leaves already have brown tips (see photos).

I try to water them once or twice weekly (although I tried changing the regime and doing it once weekly) and spray them every 2-3 days but it doesn't seem to help.

One more data point: the apartment doesn't get a lot of sunlight.

Am I treating the plants wrong? Please help!

Plant 1

Plant 2

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 04 '15 at 12:44

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This is difficult to say as some of the more obvious problems are not apparent:

I don't see any sign of scale or thrip
the portions of the leave that are browning do not look like they have a fungus or virus
no signs of nutritional deficiency

I suggest that over watering might be the cause.

provide more light
ensure good drainage
water thoroughly and let the top inch of the medium dry

answered May 04 '15 at 12:44

kevinskio

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Thanks. I'm considering putting one of the plants into Misco Self-watering Planter, which apparently prevents over-watering. Hope it will help. – Alexander L. Belikoff May 07 '15 at 05:04

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 15 '16 at 16:16

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As far as I know, Brown tips like that are caused by the oils from people or animals touching them. If you have animals, move them out of reach, and if you handle the leaves a lot, stop.

answered May 15 '16 at 16:16

Sabrina

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Interesting idea, any references for it? – kevinskio May 15 '16 at 16:21

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