Zz plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) is popular not only for its simple and minimalist beauty but also for its undemanding care and maintenance requirements. (My skin hates low humidity more than my plants hate it!). Keep an eye on it, but know that it might be your plant participating in the circle of life. Your plant will tell you when it’s ready, and then you can create a watering routine from there. You will learn how to prevent browning Pothos leaves, and some tips for general Pothos health. In colder regions some are deciduous, which means they lose all their leaves. If you spot the disease early enough a simple bactericide should do the trick. While it is important to let your soil dry a bit between watering, consistency is still key. This means that over watering your plant is the number one cause of browning leaves. Pothos plants do best in low to medium light levels. Let all the water drain away, and then place your plant back in its growing location. Often times, if you let your houseplant’s soil get bone dry, especially for extended periods, the lower leaves will typically turn brown and crispy. Thanks for your tios. The evaporating water will add humidity. As with any diagnosis, I will provide you with some information and you will have to determine the cause based off of your houseplant practices. If you think your plant is infected with something it is best to move quickly. In May, I bought a Coral Bells with beautiful golden-brown leaves with maroon undersides. Some leaves go brown from natural causes – evergreen leaves, for example, are long-lived, but are replaced every few years. This seems intuitive. It just doesn’t do anything for humidity. Don’t water by a calendar. If you have a water softener system that uses sodium, this is toxic to plants, so please avoid this! Always throughly soak your soil! My local nursery said it was because it wasn't getting … Usually, this means you are using too much fertilizer. Since you can't move them, apart from popping a sun shade of some sort over them, there's not much you can do apart from increasing water supplies. ), Image of a footcandle measurement. It is possible that browning leaves are a result of improper fertilization. Hi Louise, so sorry you are having problems. You can use pebbles, plastic recycling, or broken up pieces of another pot. Spray your leaves with it and the job is done. I normally cut most of the brown part off, and leave just a very narrow strip of the brown part left. The first step in identifying if this is an issue for your Pothos plant is to watch the light in the room your plant is in. Small bell-shaped flowers on tall stems attract hummingbirds and make nice cut flowers. There are several reasons for this, all of which are easily fixed. (Source: Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences). You're very welcome Yvonne! Then, remove the diseased area, clean the remaining plant, and repot it in fresh soil and a new pot. Water when your plant needs to be watered! Check out my blog post on exactly that topic. If you already suspect an infestation or have seen pests on your Pothos there are ways to get rid of them. The orange to brown pustules contain numerous spores called teliospores that remain embedded within the leaf. (Source: exas A&M University). If there is a lot of damage and brown areas on the leaf, I cut it off if it is really unsightly. The fungus can survive on the pot and re-infect the plant. Do not leave cut leaves to rot in … Your plant will rebound. Honestly, you just have to follow all the normal care advice from the post. Variety or Cultivar 'Autumn Leaves' _ 'Autumn Leaves' is a clump-forming, mounded, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial with rounded, lobed leaves, bright red to reddish-pink in spring, pale brown to reddish-brown in summer, and turning deep red in autumn. But suddenly the brown tips seem to appear out of nowhere? From your blog it seems it is a fungus. 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