She’s driving me nuts.
I got this beauty about 2 weeks ago from target, completely drenched & needing a haircut due to all the dead & browning leaves. Since then, she hasn’t been watered because she’s still wet but is still browning terribly. I have a humidifier on all day & my house sits anywhere between 50 & 60 percent humidity. I give her a spritz every day or so & have a grow light on her. If I keep trimming away all the dead she won’t have anything left! Do I pull her out & check her roots? Let her be dramatic & not have something pretty to look at? Throw her away before I lose my mind? HELP ME 😭 #TriostarStromanthe #browning #dramatic
2ft to light, direct
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
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@KikisOasis she’s in the bathroom right now just to get the humidity from the bedtime showers. It’s hard to get it all in one picture but there’s browning edges & a lot of the tips are crispy as well. I’ll pull her out tomorrow & check.
@asslynn according to what I have read they don’t like to be sitting in water. They browning of the leaves is from too much sunlight. https://bloomscape.com/common-issue/why-are-the-leaves-on-my-stromanthe-turning-brown-on-the-edges/
Are you running the heater? These need a lot of humidity and can be really picky about it. @BoozyBillsBabe had a huge one in her bathroom that was struggling for awhile but I believe it made a comeback. Tori what ended up doing the trick?
Oooof I recognize that pot. I have the same triostar from Wild Interiors, I purchased it at a grocery store. They had absolutely drenched the poor thing - I had to let it dry for about 2 weeks as well. The soil they pot these in has no sort of drainage medium - it’s just solid peatmoss. I agree, misting does not help these, your house humidity is perfectly fine. The issues you’re seeing are likely just from how it was cared for at the store - not your fault at all. I usually don’t repot in winter, but in this case, I might. These bounce back strong and mine really took off after repotting in a chunkier mix (highly recommend Fox Farms Ocean Forest, large perlite & coconut husk chips for these.) Scoot closer to the window, but SLIGHTLY off to the left side, where direct light won’t hit it, but where it can enjoy the indirect light closer. Grow light probably not necessary and may be doing more harm than good if it’s too close. If you have an East facing window, that’s perfect for these. Even if it loses most of its leaves - with proper care, it will bounce back super quick and strong! Good luck!!
@asslynn I wouldn’t add hydrogen peroxide super regularly. It will kill bad bacteria in the soil, but will also kill good bacteria, too. With tap, depending on your water quality, you might just see crispy tips more frequently so that’s totally up to you! I don’t mind them so much, so I use tap when rain isn’t plentiful.
Definitely check her roots. Mines in an east window with no humidifier and I spray her a couple times a week. She was a Walmart over water rescue a few months ago. They're also pretty easy to propagate.
