Heartleaf philodendron - curled leaves but seems healthy?
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Comments (27)ok, 2 things. first, i should add that some thrip damage (they live inside the sheathe/unfurled leaf) CAN cause dried up edges on the new leaf and then it'll have problems opening and will become distorted. however, that did not seem to be the case with OP judging by pics. but the xanadu example was different: it does not get stuck ever, may be because there is no sharp tip? the leaf is round. but they do pock the leaf up while it's still totally inside. 2nd - what helps with dried up top layer (and i mean just a little dried up, still feeling slightly moist) - is mulch. you can use anything for mulch: gravel, bark, even shredded paper. i like to put a thin layer of long fiber sphagnum moss - since aerial roots love it on philos/anthuriums/syngoniums and also it's very easy to see when it starts drying, so you can rewet in time. that anthurium that kinks for me did not have mulch, it was new and very wet and so i needed to dry it up somewhat. but now i put sphag on it too. and will watch if this finally will solve the problem. i've had a 'greenhouse thrips' year - and been collecting pics of damage on various plants. if only smbody diagnosed it for me last summer !...would've saved me a lot of work. neem won't kill them, they just fester and then explode if you stop spraying for a week or 2. the only thing that works is systemic. and then you need sev applications and then using different systemic ...it's a total pain. but otherwise you can't really get rid of them. i've been spraying with neem twice a week - and also drenching soil ...for months...since last summer. but now after a good dosage of systemic i finally have a new crop of leaves coming clean. here's a leaf with dried up margin damaged by thrips(center one). those lighter stringy areas leading to the ripped edge are also thrip damage. also a few pock-marks here and there. This post was edited by petrushka on Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 11:24...See MorePhilodendron leaves are curling -- I'm afraid it's dying!
Comments (2)No I haven't, you mean just changing the soil that it's in? How would I go about doing that without damaging it and/or the roots further, and can you explain why that might help? Thanks!...See MoreRepotting Heartleaf Philodendron
Comments (11)Thanks purp! So just leave some of the old soil in? I am fine with that! Last time I had them slipping out every where and snapping.... It's a good idea to add another support, will have to go out and find one! I hate change in my room and this one was a big one.... Hopefully it starts to thicken up again! I'm always so jealous of all your plants! Always seem to be doing so well and looking so good Thanks shihtzu4su! I started tapping the vines to wall wall as they grew and do it to new shoots as they emerge. Works pretty good and even some parts don't even need tapping anymore because of the Ariel roots. The only draw back is that eventually some of the tape loosens and a vine will come crashing down in the middle of the night! Freaks me out every time Thanks Rio! Yeah iIve been noticing it too on this new site... I think for me at least is when I take photos with my phone upright it then flips it sideways on here as all the photos I have taken with my phone sideways seem to stay in there proper position. I only ever go on here on my phone which accounts for a lot of problems.... I went on here for the first time using the computer and it's so much easier to move around and edit posts Hopefully my cuttings root. Never have had much luck with propagating philos!...See MoreIs my Heartleaf Philodendron okay?
Comments (9)Agree with Mr. Blubs--top leaf looks like a new one, based on shine. My newly potted philodendrons did some leaf wrinkling once. I was trying to be conservative on the water as I am terrified of overwatering anything. In my time with heartleaf philodendrons, I have observed that they do need more consistently moist soil than some other tropical plants (but not soggy, by any means). While some other tropical plants can go dry to the bottom of the pot (like the pothos), with the heartleaf philo, measure soil dampness like Meag described. I think your plant will be fine. Though they can start to look a bit rough if neglected, these are very hard to kill plants....See Morejentsu926
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