What’s wrong with Harry??
I got this black pagoda lipstick plant as a rescue from my local plant stand on a very cold Thanksgiving night. Not sure what happened there but he was basically uprooted. So I replanted him into my chunky Grow Queen soil with some extra perlite and stuck him about 6 ft away from an east facing window, BUT he has his own grow light about 1 ft up & out so the crown and the leaves get light.
He was beautiful when I first got him! But look at the second picture: that’s him now. Idk why he keeps loosing leaves. I thought maybe it was damage from the cold and to the roots. At first it was healthy-looking green leaves just falling, but now the leaves are yellowing and falling. So many naked vines, so I tried to wrap and bury nodes but that’ll take time.
What’s wrong? What can I do? I water when top 2 inches are dry.
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He was beautiful when I first got him! But look at the second picture: that’s him now. Idk why he keeps loosing leaves. I thought maybe it was damage from the cold and to the roots. At first it was healthy-looking green leaves just falling, but now the leaves are yellowing and falling. So many naked vines, so I tried to wrap and bury nodes but that’ll take time.
What’s wrong? What can I do? I water when top 2 inches are dry.
#LipstickPlant #LoosingLeaves #PlantAddict #HappyPlants #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #NewPlantMom #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #GregGang
5ft to light, direct
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 18 hours ago
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@AwakeCactus36 it’s about 45-50% humidity in the office. There’s a humidifier in there but it’s on the opposite side from Harry. I water when the top 2 inches are dry, so about every 2 weeks now.
I would look at the pot size (?) maybe causing an over water issue. I just repotted mine into this 4.5" pot. It was in a 3" pot for over a year. It had bloomed like crazy. It sits in a filtered west window but also a grow light for 12+ hours a day. I have humidifier and keep the area between 50-60%. Hope some of this will help!!
@RootWrangler Yep, it's worth it for these. She'll come back I promise just be patient with her. They are actually really hearty once the shock passes 🩷