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Questions tagged [plant-care]

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What are the dark, dry spots spreading over my rubber tree (ficus elastica)?

My rubber tree has started to exhibit these weird spots under the leaves, it started maybe three months ago, but it took me a while to notice them really. They seem to be spreading from leaf to leaf and are dry, hard and even a little three…
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Baby Tomato plant - how to care for it

I’ve been gifted this gorgeous baby tomato plant and would appreciate advise/tips on how to care for it? I’ve read online that you should cut leaves off to encourage fruit growth however i’m unsure which leaves to cut? Also should I water every…
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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Plants don't produce flowers

I have a hedge of yesterday, today, tomorrow plants which hardly have any flowers. All trees are over 1m tall, bushy, healthy and beautiful. But no flowers! This is in Brisbane, Queenslands.I went to my local garden shop to get an advise and they…
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Chilli plant leaves droop during the day and is up during night

My chili plant leaves droop during the day and the leaves are all up at night. I water the plant enough and have cross checked for any bacterial infection. The soil also consists of vermicompost and seaweed fertiliser that I add once a month. The…
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What are these clusters of orange dots on the leaves of my serviceberries?

I recently purchased a handful of young Running Serviceberries (A. stolonifera) online but soon after they started to bounce back from shipping I noticed these rusty colored spots on them (almost every leaf of all five plants). Each spot consists of…
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Alocasia amazonica - brown/red spots

I have been gifted this plant one month ago. According to plant.id it is an Alocasia Amazonica. One or two weeks ago some of the leafs started to show a brown spot and some reddening on the side. The other leaves (especially the smaller ones) seem…
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Peperomia metallica care

I bought this plant 2 months ago from nursery. One of its branch had this weird disease when I bought, but it's getting worse. I don't know what kind of disease is. I tried neem oil by mixing it with water and spraying it in affected areas and some…
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My Nepenthes Alata is growing leaves, but its tendrils are drying

I bought a new pitcher plant (nepenthes alata) and since, it was doing great, there are no pitchers since I got it but it has shown significant growth... I observed that its tendrils(which are supposed to produce pitchers) are drying... How should I…
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What shall I do with baby pineapple plant?

Hey so my plants didn’t get watered for a few weeks as I was away and unable to do it. I have come back and the pineapple on my pineapple plant has fallen down to one side, shrivelled up and gone hard. The leaves under and on top of the pineapple…
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Selaginella plant dying - care and maintenance tips

I received the Selaginella plant back in March and I've been watering it each 2nd day. (Recommendation from the florist) Also, if I would skip more than 3 days without watering it the plant's leaves would go down lifelessly :) So, I continued…
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How do I care for an indoor avocado plant growing in Alaska?

I have an indoor avocado plant in a window on the side of the house that gets the most sun. I live in Alaska. Does the plant need direct sunlight or should i move it somewhere else? It is in a plastic self-watering pot.
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Black spots on my tomato plants?

My tomatoes have been slowly developing black spots on the leaves for a while now. I cant figure out what is causing it. I also just found some tiny bugs all over the plant today, but I can’t figure out what they are either. I couldn’t get a very…
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Lilium flower withering

I've just recently (2013.03.08) bought a lilium and an orchid plant from a big hardware/gardening chain store. The day after, I watered them early in the morning with room temperature water (unfortunately chlorine treated tap-water) as instructed…
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What is the name of the green plant with long thick leaves?

Name of this plant that has long thick green leaves and small bell white flower growing from it.
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What is this plant that has been growing in my garden?

This plant looks nice but I don't know the name for this plant. It doesn't have flowers and it is about one feet wide and long. It grows on tilled soil. Plant got a bud: My First plant is so tall: My second plant bud: My second plant bud is so…
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