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False aralia plant leaves are drying out

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

Hello, I recently got a false aralia plant from a Walmart. I put it on my window sill of my west facing window. I watered it yesterday when I noticed the top inch of the soil was dry. Now the soil is moist. I have also been misting lightly once every two days. It looks relatively healthy other then the fact that some of it's leaves are starting to brown and some have dried up and started falling off towards the bottom of the plant. I also don't know if it should be repotted or not? Any suggestion as to why this could be happening? Or how to stop more of the leaves from drying out? Is it normal for this to happen.

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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
7 years ago
Please can you post a picture?
k thanked floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
k
Original Author
7 years ago
i edited the comment and added pictures.
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
7 years ago
I honestly can't see anything wrong but it is hard to see any detail. The location looks rather dark. Is the window obscured in some way?
k thanked floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
k
Original Author
7 years ago
No it isn’t, although its the afternoon already so it’s a bit shady now. In the morning theres bright light though. Are the brown spots normal? Some of the leaves toward the bottom have been drying out and falling off? Also, does it look like it needs to be repotted? Here’s another picture. In the back some of the leaf tips are turning brown.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
7 years ago
The brown spots on the stems are normal.

What was your watering technique?

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