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What's wrong with my plants? prayer plant and aglaonema

8 years ago

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Mentha (East TN, Zone 6B-7A)

8 years ago

Looks like chlorosis. There are many reasons this could happen.

Aglaonema needs a lot of light and a lot of heat. It needs at least 70 degrees, 75 is better. It's soil should never get below 65-68, bottom heat may be needed also.

It could also be a deficiency. Try giving them a little epsom's salt, about 1/2 tablespoon to a gallon of warm water to dissolve it. Let it get to room temp and water both of them.

Move them to a south facing window, you may need to supplement the light and heat.

I would also check for spider mites. Put a white piece of paper under a leaf and flik it. If they are mites, there will be microscopic black dots on the paper.

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tlbean2004
8 years ago
Also looks like over watering. Let your plants dry out a bit before you water them.
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Ahmed Sa'eed
Original Author
8 years ago
prayer plant leaves always up
i live egypt so its 12 c 58 f at night
i got them in southern window with low to medium light no direct sunlight
Ahmed Sa'eed
Original Author
8 years ago
i separated aglaonema lately it was turning yellow but not fast like that
Ahmed Sa'eed
Original Author
8 years ago
i water them every week when surface feels dry
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
8 years ago
Your Aglaonema might like a bit more light.
jentsu926
8 years ago
My aglaonema is the same variety as yours. They do not like cold at all, as others have suggested. I moved mine to a sunnier location and it helped.

I have noticed that much like the peace lily, they will let you know when they are water deficient. Just yesterday mine drooped, and when I watered it, it perked right up. However, it is better to respond and water after drooping, versus overwater. This plant needs to dry out a fair amount between watering.
zzackey
8 years ago
Mentha, I'm sorry but I disagree. Our local library had Chinese Evergreens (Agleonemas) growing in the stair well between the first and second floor. They only received artificial light and they looked perfect.
Mentha (East TN, Zone 6B-7A)
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Disagree all you want, but there was no text telling how the plants are cared for in the o/p so I was giving suggestions as to what could be causing the problems. Just because something will grow someplace does not mean that it is happy. Houseplants take a lot of abuse at the hands of people pushing the envelope, this does not mean they should be grown in such settings. Plants grown in a library are usually rotated when they begin to suffer and also cared for by professional landscape contractors, not laymen.

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