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Questions tagged [wilt]

The loss of rigidity in a plant / one of a range of plant diseases

Wilting is the loss of rigidity in the non-woody above-ground parts of a plant. For example, a plant might wilt in drought conditions.

The term "wilt" is also used to describe a wide range of plant diseases. These typically affect the plant's vascular system causing non-woody parts of the plant to droop and die. Some wilts start from the roots up, others start at the extremities and work back.

The term describes the symptom and not the disease, so a range of different pathogens can be responsible and the proper course of treatment will be dependent on the pathogen.

Use this tag for questions wilting as a disease - especially if the disease is unknown. Include the plant type, and other symptoms (eg. do the leave change color). Also anything unusual such as climate variations in recent weeks.

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What's wrong with my plants

I've recently bought Cestrum nocturnum from local nursery and transplant it in pot with 40% sand soil, 40% organic compost and 20% coco peat. But I don't know why its leafs are falling continuously. Same with rose, Pumpkin was growing fine in…
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Why are the leaves of my french marigold wilting and causing the flower to droop?

The leaves of my french marigold are wilting, and the flower droops over due to its weight and skinny stem. (I have positioned the flower to lean against the glass this time). This is the 2nd time already! Why do the leaves keep wilting, a few at…
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Hapless rose bush diagnosis

I've recently become the inexperienced caretaker of four rose bushes at the house I moved into last year. I've done a fair amount of gardening but was never into roses. Anyway, I feel like it's my responsibility to help them out so I've been…
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Why is the lower leaf wilted on all of these plants? Should I remove them?

These basil plants have been thriving steadily better and better since being transplanted as sprouts. However every one of this group of 8 in the end of a planter is exhibiting a wilted leaf, and it's always the lowest one. What's going on here? …
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Can't get cucumbers past seed leaves

Last year I tried to grow some Boston Pickling cucumbers. They grew to about 2 inches and just as they got their first true leaves they wilted and died. I had just moved house and had planted those indoors on a heated propagator in mid May (I used…
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What is causing my peas to wilt?

I am an absolute beginner gardener, and I have been growing some Sugar Snap peas in a large pot. They started out seeming very healthy, but have recently slowed their growth to a near complete stop, with leaves turning yellow and wilting. At first I…
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What does a plant suffering from a gas leak look like?

What does a plant suffering from a gas leak look like? When I look this up, I often see peace lily's but they perk up within hours after wilting from watering sufficiently. Are there any visible or characteristic signs, such as a certain kind of…
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Snake Plant Wrinkles and Color Fading

I moved in February from Montreal to Toronto with my snake plant in a car (that's the first picture color and shape, the second and third picture to show the difference today). It was doing fine until a couple of months ago where its leaves started…
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Sunflower leaves wilting and yellowing

Good day! I would like to ask for some help to determine what I am doing wrong in growing my sunflower. The sunflower was started from seed about 3 weeks ago and now it has grown a few sets of true leaves. Lately I've noticed that the lower two…
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Prunus cuttings used for pollination: How to prolong their life?

I'm using some wild Prunus americana cuttings to help pollinate my American x Japanese hybrid plum trees (hybrid plum trees are notoriously difficult to pollinate). The cuttings have lasted for about 3-4 days in the water, but now the leaves are…
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How much wilting can tomato plants handle

Tomato varieties that wilted in the Midwest, even badly, always came back when out of the sun. I am now in a much hotter, drier climate. Will I need to shade them if they go limp? Tomato's are grown commercially here in huge numbers in fields and…
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Is there any hope left for my lemon seedling?

I was gifted this lemon seedling two months ago and re-potted it using soil from an old raised bed, and it seemed to be happy: It grew two new leaves, one being quite large compared to all the previous leaves. Then I re-potted it using some cheap…
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Potted cilantro plant falling over outside. What am I doing wrong?

It’s not standing up straight and the ends look very fragile. I’m not sure if I should try to repot it and add more soil. The pot is 12.5 inches. The pot is draining and I am careful not to overwater it. The pot is outside with direct sunlight only…
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Tomato wilt identification

I'm growing tomatoes in a raised bed. I planted four different varieties; one of them, Brandywine, has wilted pretty aggressively on one side of the plant (pictures below). I have a number of other tomatoes in the plot which look fine, but I'm…
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Scallions wilting/dying?

I'm the same writer as This. I've been checking my scallions the past few days and well... They don't seem well... The Scallions on the top and bottom of the picture appear to be wilting or dying, and the one on the left doesn't seem to have grown…
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