Weird markings on my amaryllis leaves (Please help!)
Nicole
8 years ago
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Please someone help! I have been looking online for a little while now about what I am seeing on my amaryllis leaves. The best I have come up with are red blotch and mosaic. However, my leaves don't feel 100% like either one of them. There is strange raised, slightly lighter green, bumps on my amaryllis leaves. The variety of amaryllis is apple blossom (if that helps at all). It has been a very healthy plant up until it started pushing out its leaves after it was done blooming. It had two bloom stalks for me! I was so very happy with it this year. I had three apple blossoms. One was a medium sized bulb and one was not even of blooming age yet (about the size of a golf ball). The both started to get red streaks on their leaves and I tossed them away because those did start to look like red blotch. I did not want that to get my biggest one sick. So here are some photos, please give me your thoughts. I would hate to have to throw this one away too. I just hate getting rid of plants :( On the last photo, on the underside of one leaf only, there are red streaks starting.
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Nicole
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Comments (16)Goldstar, repotting violets is no different a process at any time of the year. Maybe this will help you. 1) To just change from one pot to another (eg. clay to plastic of the same size). Have a new pot ready. Take the pot and run a butter knife around the inside against the pot to loosen it. Put a single layer of napkin in the bottom to hold in soil. If your entire root ball is intact and all you want is to just change pots,,,,then very carefully place your hand over the top of the violet and turn your hand over (palm up) and slip off the old pot and slip on the new pot. Carefully place fingers on top of the soil and tap the entire pot on the table to slightly "settle" the soil. This works if the plant is potbound and all you want to do is change out one pot for another of the same size. This is just for changing say,,,a clay pot for a plastic pot of the same size (plastic is preferable). 2) Now,,,,,to literally repot a potbound plant and keep it in the same size pot read on. Again, run the butter knife around the inside to loosen. Follow above directions to get the rootball out of pot. NOW,,,,,take off bottom row or two of leaves. The plant has already bloomed from this bottom row. These leaves can be trashed, traded or started! Remember,,,,,the plant will NEVER bloom from that row again. Trim enough off the bottom of the rootball so it can be set farther down in the pot. I use a plastic fork or dibble stick or something (fingers work also) to gently work a little soil off the sides of the rootball also. Don't worry,,,you are not disturbing the plant all that much. Place napkin over bottom to hold soil in, add enough soil to set rootball at right level, and start to backfill, tamp, backfill, tamp until you are done! 3) If you are "potting up" (going up a size or two in pots), the only difference is to add the right amount of soil in the bottom of the pot, (don't forget the napkin!) carefully set the little plant in the slightly larger pot, backfill, tamp, backfill, tamp etc. until you are done. Water lightly (not soaking) and you are done. There is no difference to the process no matter what time of the year it is. The only difference is that in the winter plants grow a little slower, don't quite bloom as much. Please don't worry about the time of year. Worry more about what your plant needs and when it needs it! tee hee,,,after all,,,,when a baby's diaper is full,,,we change it right away!!! lol Rosie PS. If you have questions contact me any time. I will help you and so will everyone else in this forum. There are a lot of great minds here!!!!!...See Morewhat are these weird marks on my burro’s tail? can anyone ID please?
Comments (5)I don't like burying leaves...you can take them off and toss back on top of soil. They will all start growing into new plants (that is, if you want more !:) But it may be better to repot completely, since your existing soil doesn't seem to have enough perlite and may not be well draining enough. Soil and perlite should be mixed thoroughly, looking as in this photo borrowed from Crenda - having just a bit of perlite will not do anything:When handling this plant, leaves fall off easily. As suggested, they will grow into new plants. If you keeping it indoors, you may move it probably faster into better light - it depends on how much better it is from existing. And, as I already asked, hopefully there is drainage hole(s) in that container/bowl?...See MoreThe leaves on my Moth Orchid are looking weird!!!!
Comments (1)Hard to see in the picture. A brighter photo would help. It sort of looks like it could be sunburn or something which burned the leaf. From you photo, it doesn't appear diseased. Jane...See MoreNicole
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