Prayers for my prayer plant๐ฅฒ
so a little over a month ago I sprayed all of my plants with neem oil solution. I noticed there was a lot of build up on my lemon lime marantaโs leaves from it so I took a little bit of alcohol & water to wipe it off. ever since then sheโs so droopy & all the leaves look so sad ๐ญ please help I donโt wanna lose her!! sheโs one of my favorite plant babies. #PlantAddict #GregGang #LemonLimeMaranta #LemonLimePrayerPlant #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #Help
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Maranta leaves have a slight velvety texture. I donโt recommend neem oil on that surface layer. Neem is an oil to polish not just protect from bugs and velvety textures donโt handle that well. You may want to provide high humidity for your plant so it can try to regain moisture in areas that havenโt been locked shut by the oil.
@MadiMonstera the alcohol probably really dried out her leaves. Maybe try misting her with just plain water to help rehydrate them???
@AnthuriumQueen this is true. Need oil can harm delicate leaf plants. I would put it in the shower and give it a good rinse.
@AnthuriumQueen thank you! I will be putting some rocks on the top soil to create some extra humidity for her & Iโm gonna mist her leaves very well
@Lilrobin930 do you think misting the leaves would be fine? the soil is very damp & I donโt wanna over water her
@MadiMonstera please donโt put rocks on the topsoil. That will lock in soil moisture and delay evaporation. You can put rocks in a saucer to elevate the pot and pour a little water at the bottom of the saucer without it reaching the bottom of the pot to create humidity. I personally give my plants a bath with liquid castille soap and water on the foliage only to cleanse away any debris or dust. You can try this with your maranta to get rid of any excess oil the Neem left behind. Iโve always sprayed that on the foliage and finger-rubbed it in very gently when it comes to my velvety leaves. Then rinse off without watering the soil. A small humidifier works wonders as well.
@AnthuriumQueen I did spray neem oil on my plants also, and my Satin photos itโs like this now. Now Iโm wondering if it is because of the oil also. What do you think?
@vanesa_rangell this looks like a fungus from moisture. You can wash the plant leaves like I mentioned above and make sure the soil doesnโt get wet. Then apply a liquid copper fungicide to the leaves and allow to dry. No brihght lights until 4 hours after foliage has dried. In your next watering, add a little liquid copper fungicide to help get rid of the fungus. Try that but also watch your watering. It takes longer for soil to dry when itโs cooler out but if your heat is on, itโll dry it out faster so monitor your humidity as well to help preserve your foliage.
@MadiMonstera that would probably be fine if you are sure you can get all the residue from the been oil and alcohol off. I had one of those I gave away because it didnโt like me. Every time I would mist it it would loose a leaf. So then I tried to keep it on the dry side and the same thing happened. ๐yours looks healthy other than that. Just try to get the oil and alcohol diluted or off. Hope you succeed! Itโs a pretty plant.
@Lilrobin930 maybe the one you got just wasnโt in the best condition cause they love love love to be misted. I mist her usually 1-2 times a week & she perks up everytime.
Good luck with the recovery! I hate neem oil, used it only twice and both plants had massive fits. Only diffenbachia is coming back to life now but my calathea never forgave me ๐ sheโs constantly losing leaves