tropical plants

11 years ago

Good day everyone, trying to figure out what is wrong with this tropical plant and any of your help would be appreciated. My wife and I got it a number of weeks ago but feel it's not doing well since we brought it back. We water it regularly and our Toronto summer has been hot.

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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
11 years ago
If you're watering while you can still easily detect moisture in the soil either visually or with a finger, the odds very heavily favor that you're over-watering. If the plant droops during the day but perks up toward evening, you ARE over-watering. If you allow the plant to sit in the effluent that collects in the bowl/saucer beneath the pot, you're over-watering.

More details about how much sun it gets (any direct sun), temps, any fertilizing since you bought it? Do you have an ion exchange water softener .....

Al
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jentsu926
11 years ago
No expert here, but the soil looks like it has a lot of peat in it. Peat retains lots of moisture.
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baaschca
11 years ago
that is a Croton, a tropical that likes humid heat and sun. I agree that it could be getting too much water by the looks of it
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11 years ago
great thanks guys, this helps a lot.