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Help! Blackening leaves!

11 years ago

Last year I bought my first adenium, at least a few years old judging by the size of its caudex. I live in New Jersey and I'm keeping it indoors as a houseplant. Once it started sprouting new growth I pruned back several branches, and a little later, a few weeks ago, with buds getting ready to bloom, I repotted it. I went to a terra cotta pot, wider but not deeper, with drainage holes. I put a layer of gravel at the bottom, a layer of miracle gro succulent potting soil, a layer of the gritty mix from the old pot, and then a little more soil on top, with the caudex maybe an inch more exposed. The existing buds went ahead and bloomed, and where I pruned new leaves are still working their way out. But the leaves from before the transfer have started blackening at the tips, and then falling off. And it's just the edges - the leaves aren't turning yellow. Any idea what could be causing this? Is it just shock from the repotting? Bad reaction to whatever additives are in the miracle gro? Too much water retention because I used the soil without mixing it with any extra grit? I've stopped watering for the moment, erring on the side of caution, so could it need more instead? All of my new growth is green and healthy looking and I have three new buds coming in, so it doesn't SEEM like the whole plant is sick. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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