VERY sad iresine… How do I keep her happy/help bounce bac...
Hey guys, I just returned from a camping trip to find my bloodleaf clinging to life. I don’t think it got water while I was away, and it was tucked under the patio so it started searching for light. It is now sadder than ever.
Anybody who has this type of plant, how do you keep it happy?? I cannot figure out what this plant wants for the life of me😅 it didn’t look this bad before the trip but definitely still wasn’t thriving.
#Bloodleaf #BeefsteakPlant #Iresine #SadPlant #OutdoorGrowing
Edited to add 3 photos of before I went away, she may also have pests as I’m yet to figure out what’s causing this fuzz (haven’t seen any mealys yet surprisingly, but very wary) I’ve been spraying leaves&stems with water weekly(ish) just in case.
Anybody who has this type of plant, how do you keep it happy?? I cannot figure out what this plant wants for the life of me😅 it didn’t look this bad before the trip but definitely still wasn’t thriving.
#Bloodleaf #BeefsteakPlant #Iresine #SadPlant #OutdoorGrowing
Edited to add 3 photos of before I went away, she may also have pests as I’m yet to figure out what’s causing this fuzz (haven’t seen any mealys yet surprisingly, but very wary) I’ve been spraying leaves&stems with water weekly(ish) just in case.
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 weeks ago
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My Irisene is such a drama queen. She’ll do this if I leave her inside without sun for a day. Yesterday I moved her into a window that gets direct sun for a few hours and she perked right up. I would recommend watering and leaving outside to get some direct sun. Hope that helps!😇
@MadamGreenThumb thank you!! I gave her a good soak before making this post and she seems to be perking up a bit now. I’ve only had mine for a couple months but definitely seems to be a very dramatic plant so far. My biggest issue is I can’t seem to figure out the lighting, I keep it outside but in indirect light it stretches&loses colour, and in direct light it burns😅 I’m sure I’ll find that middle ground eventually though! Thank you for the help!!
@thingsNstuff Ofcourse, I’m happy to help! Also forgot to add that mine only gets afternoon sun/sunset light. I did notice it burned up a little bit at the tips when I put it out at high noon.