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Posted 1M ago by @SinewyLuckycoin

Appeared on the plant such diseases, who knows what it is...

#ZzPlant
Last watered 1 month ago
I’ve had whatever this is before - I chopped the infected leaves to stop the spread and it seemed to work. Would love to know if you find out what it is! Good luck x
@SinewyLuckycoin ZZ’s don’t like direct light as I found out the hard way with leaves that looked similar to yours. Though it stopped after I moved it as it’s a lowlight plant. So I may be wrong but it does look sunburnt. Looking at the info in your oasis this is a plant that needs great drainage. If you’ve ever had a snake plant they have similar needs. So you’re definitely going to want to check the roots out also wet feet are a no no for these guys.
Hello πŸ‘‹ It could be sunburned which happened to my Raven ZZ because I had it in a place where it was getting a couple of hours of direct sunlight, oops. But if yours isn’t getting any direct light at all, then it could be a fungal issue in which case you’d want to treat it asap.
Oh no! First I will let you know that you REALLY need a pot with drainage for a zz plant. You also need a smaller pot and a different soil. Your is holding way too much water and needs something chonky, a succulent soil. To me it looks like β€œrust” fungus from your plant holding to much water. It can also be caused by misting your plants. πŸͺ΄

Never mist, I don’t know if you are, but I need to say it. Because misting causes these sorts of issues.

Now you can treat it with a fungicide. Or the cheap way with peroxide mix 1 part peroxide with 8 parts water and mist your plant. You will need to treat the pot and soil as well you can flush it out wil 1 part peroxide + 3 parts water.

The best option is to repot into a smaller pot with drainage using a chonky mix of soil a succulent or even cactus soil but make sure it has about 50% aeration, minimum. This could be perlite, bark, pumice etc.

Never water unless the soil is completely dry. If in doubt wait a few days longer before watering. I only water mine every 5-6 weeks. They have rhizomes under the soil that hold extra water. πŸ’¦

Here’s mine that is rarely water.

Low light does not mean no light. They can tolerate lower light but will not thrive.
If it’s not thriving then it’s not going to grow well so it will need even less water.

To have it be happy it will need 12 hours a day of light. I use grow lights. Yours is in indirect light so we know it’s not sunburn.