Help with Dwarf Umbrella
Y’all, besides the weird aphids happening to my plant, what is happening to her? She also has weird colors on her baby leaves. #Schefflera #DwarfUmbrellaTree #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
12ft to light, direct
8” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 years ago
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@chromeowtic I think so, the colour may return when the sap suckers are gone (restricted nutrients causes the yellowing) but the damaged or missing sections are unlikely to heal completely. They may grow in with hood care but YOU as plant parent will always see them.
The recommendation is to completely remove any infected foliage, inspect stem joins and leaf veins with a magnifying glass if you need to (they’re super small so I use a jewellers glass generally used to inspect the quality of diamonds)
Google will be your best bet for region specific plant info, there’s some diy scale remedies too but being in Australia I will probably not know what the products are called for you locally to give advice.
Rubbing alcohol on a cotton tip directly on the bug and then remove for small infesteations and horticultural bug sprays for multiple plants or severe infestations are usually the recommended methods for treatment
The recommendation is to completely remove any infected foliage, inspect stem joins and leaf veins with a magnifying glass if you need to (they’re super small so I use a jewellers glass generally used to inspect the quality of diamonds)
Google will be your best bet for region specific plant info, there’s some diy scale remedies too but being in Australia I will probably not know what the products are called for you locally to give advice.
Rubbing alcohol on a cotton tip directly on the bug and then remove for small infesteations and horticultural bug sprays for multiple plants or severe infestations are usually the recommended methods for treatment
Correct me if I misunderstand: the weird color is caused by the scale devils? Meaning, the leaves won’t return to its original shape and color? @PoisonIvys
@PoisonIvys thank you for your help! I did some good ole cutton buds and alcohol, but I’ll keep my eyes open for further pests.
@chromeowtic no worries! My dwarf umbrella is on volcanic rock and pebble tray 👌🏽 no soil or pot 😍
From what I can see in the pics you have caught it fairly early, inspect a couple times a week and stick to the treatment regimes because some treatments don’t kill all stages of the life cycle.
Good luck and please tag me in updates? I would love to see how yours progresses 😊
From what I can see in the pics you have caught it fairly early, inspect a couple times a week and stick to the treatment regimes because some treatments don’t kill all stages of the life cycle.
Good luck and please tag me in updates? I would love to see how yours progresses 😊
@PoisonIvys will do! This is a discounted plant from Lowe’s, and sooo it makes sense why it has all kinds of issues.
@chromeowtic oh yeah, it’s very likely the scale was picked up there.
Don’t forget to quarantine the plant if you can! Double sided tape also works on branches and pot edges to catch the crawlers and prevent spread
Don’t forget to quarantine the plant if you can! Double sided tape also works on branches and pot edges to catch the crawlers and prevent spread
Another day, another chance to kill these scales! @PoisonIvys (I just saw some of them today and will destroy them.)
@chromeowtic it’s so oddly satisfying tbh 😅 good luck!!!! How’s the plant looking though? Any new damage or spots? Theoretically it won’t have started healing just yet but there also shouldn’t be any new damage either. You might have a bit more colour in the pale leaves but probably not just yet
@PoisonIvys they’re looking better I think. Not much has changed except less white buggers.