Pothos with undersized leaves
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Very Long Vine Pothos Losing Leaves
Comments (9)SP - Cultural conditions significantly impact how full a plant grows, and the more limiting those conditions are, the greater the tendency there is for the plant to concentrate growth nearest to the apical meristems, that is to say the areas near the ends of branches/stems/vines where elongation takes place. When you pinch or prune a pothos, new leaves DO grow where old leaves that were previously shed once grew. If that didn't occur, every time you cut a pothos back to a bare stem, that stem would die. Instead, when you pinch or prune a pothos runner, new growth is literally forced from nascent buds above the old leaf bundle scars behind the pinching or pruning cut, in what would have been the axil (crotch) formed by the previously shed leaf. If you have lengthy stems devoid of foliage, and want the plant to fill in, pinching (at a minimum) is going to be required. Then, remembering what I said about how poor cultural conditions impact growth habit, you should probably think about an early summer repot and a change of soil ...... IF you want to salvage the plant. Better, would simply be to cut the plant back fairly hard AFTER it has had a chance to regain some lost energy in late spring. The repot and hard pruning should be staggered by 2-4 weeks; if you're interested, I'll explain why. There are 2 ways to look at how we care for houseplants. One way is to try to fix problems as they occur, and that seems to be the strategy employed by a high % of hobby growers. I think it's a poor strategy when contrasted with the more effective and easier strategy of adopting practices that in most cases prevent problems like yours from occurring. I'm not sure how you rate your growing skills, whether you consider yourself beginner, intermediate, or on top of your game, but I think most growers would benefit from reading at least the original post in the thread I'm linking you to below. If you want long runners that retain their foliage, and the plant isn't providing you with what you want, you need to change how you approach things and learn to provide the cultural conditions and manipulate the plant in ways that advance your goal. If you want to approach it and learn more about it from the technical side, let me know and I'll be happy to help. Al Here is a link that might be useful: An overview...See MoreGolden Pothos with brown spots on leaves!
Comments (8)Allowing it to dry well will help if it's an issue with rotting roots, but those spots in the top pic aren't what overwatering or too dry usually looks like. When Pothos gets too dry, entire leaves turn evenly yellow, starting with those nearest the roots. Some of the damage in the 2nd pic could be from rotting roots but impossible to say for sure from a pic. Just in case it is some type of fungus, try to keep the foliage dry when watering. Pothos researchers at FL U say sudden drop in temps can cause spots like that. My (main) plant that didn't get brought inside seems to have suddenly developed these spots too since we've had a few colder nights in the midst of much warmer days. (There are some more interesting cuttings I've gotten in trade recently and I've lost interest in devoting space inside to the ubiquitous one. Curious at this point if it can survive winter here, so put it in the ground a few days ago. Last winters' experiment of whether it can go 4 months without a drink was successful, though my house isn't as dry as most during winter.) Symptoms - Leaves have scattered brown patches, usually located in the center of the leaf. Control - Low temperatures or abrupt change from very high temperatures to moderate temperatures can cause this discoloration, especially if plants are succulent and growing vigorously. Maintain even, warm temperatures. Here is a link that might be useful: Pothos production guide, UFL...See MoreWhat causes undersized leaves?
Comments (6)Rose Spring Dwarf has been a subject of recent scientific interest. Apparently, it is spread by aphids: http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=20194368 and apparently it is not "cured" by heat treatment (see quote from "Compendium of Rose Diseases," reproduced in following link : http://www.hort.net/lists/inactive/rose-list/mar98/msg00112.html Here is a link that might be useful: first link above...See MoreCause of undersized leaves on standard?
Comments (2)How large is the plant? Young violets will often have small, less mature leaves. Some varieties also just have small leaves. The few pictures I could find of Gossip on the internet showed leaves similar in size to the blooms. These were all young plants though. My Steel Blue rarely has leaves much larger than a 50 cent piece, but my Kris has leaves the size of my hand at times. Cyclamen mites can also stunt growth, but I'm not sure that's what's going on with your plant. Can you post a photo of it?...See Morenewhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
2 months agoHere are some pictures of my original plant with several feet of plant hanging down. It was time for me to rejuvenate this plant and make it more attractive!
Popmama, I have read a bit about how pothos like to climb on something. I think I will try that with one of my pots and see what happens! But I found it easier just to let the plants trail and really didn't want to have to stake them!
Original plant here:
Propagated cuttings from same plant:
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Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
2 months agoClimbing is what makes bigger leaves. Note the difference in size at the bottom vs. the top.
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popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
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2 months agoAgree. Dangling Pothos with small leaves are still lovely.
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