Not growing and new brown spot :(
#LipstickPlant I got this lipstick plant a few months back and it seems like it’s stagnant. I think it’s hardly grown in the time I’ve had it and no new leaves or buds. And I looked this morning and it has a new brown spot 😭
What can I do to help this babe thrive?
What can I do to help this babe thrive?
0ft to light, indirect
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 years ago
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@allisonmarie27
If the leaves or leaf edges become brown, chances are that you have it in a spot that has too much sunlight or it's receiving too little water. If you see a reddish-brown mass having the consistency of a spider web, treat the plant with a fungicide.
Light. Lipstick plants appreciate bright but filtered light. Too much direct sunlight can cause leaf scorch, and too little will result in a poor display of flowering and leaf drop.
***Looks like your plant is in direct sunlight, move it to receive bright but filtered lighting. The brown spot is probably sunburn on that leaf.
If the leaves or leaf edges become brown, chances are that you have it in a spot that has too much sunlight or it's receiving too little water. If you see a reddish-brown mass having the consistency of a spider web, treat the plant with a fungicide.
Light. Lipstick plants appreciate bright but filtered light. Too much direct sunlight can cause leaf scorch, and too little will result in a poor display of flowering and leaf drop.
***Looks like your plant is in direct sunlight, move it to receive bright but filtered lighting. The brown spot is probably sunburn on that leaf.
I feel you!! When I got my lipstick plants, I thought they were doing NOTHING. I gave them EVERYTHING.
But I'll tell you a secret: this is one of those watched-pots-never-boil plants. I promise.
This plant wants to dry out. It wants to be slightly neglected. It's taken months and months and months on end, but I now see growth! I can really see how far they've come once I look back at pictures.
They are slow growers. All of my plants are in west facing windows and they have the beautiful sunstress to prove it.
But I'll tell you a secret: this is one of those watched-pots-never-boil plants. I promise.
This plant wants to dry out. It wants to be slightly neglected. It's taken months and months and months on end, but I now see growth! I can really see how far they've come once I look back at pictures.
They are slow growers. All of my plants are in west facing windows and they have the beautiful sunstress to prove it.
@sarahsalith that’s so good to know! I thought it was hating me 😂 I’ll be more patient with it and maybe take some progress pics to look back on along the way 🥰
@allisonmarie27 pictures help me see how far the plants have come. Especially that first one- the Pink Thai Lipstick. It was two stems FOREVER.