A beautiful house plant Anthurium refers to a rather whimsical. It requires constant attention. Often, having bought an anturium in a specialized store, the owners face a variety of problems that need to be addressed, because the plant can die. Beginners who do not know full information about the rules of care , observe that the anthurium turns yellow and leaves dry, they have brown spots, or even bloom disappears.
Causes
Before taking measures, it is necessary to find out why the leaves of the anturium or their tips turn yellow and dry out. After ignoring the problem can lead to the loss of leaves and the death of the plant. The main reasons for explaining why yellow leaves of anthurium, only two. First, a violation or complete absence of proper care. If the anthurium turns yellow, then the first thing to do is correct the watering. Perhaps the moisture of the flower is not enough, but maybe the water is too hard or cold. In addition, the plant may lack a sunny color.
- When watering and spraying on the leaves get drops of water, and if the sun is too bright, then on the leaves of the anthurium may appear yellow spots (the likeness of burns). To avoid such situations, try to spray the capricious plant in the early morning or after sunset.
- The second reason for the yellowing of the leaves is illness. Most often anthurium suffers from chlorosis, a non-infectious disease, the development of which is associated with a deficiency in the substrate of magnesium or iron. Recognize the chlorosis can be by the nature of yellowing: the leaf itself changes color to yellow, and streaks remain green. How to save the anthurium if the leaves turn yellow from this disease? It is easy enough: use extracts of algae or iron chelates to feed the anthurium.
- If the leaves turn yellow, and on some parts of the anthurium you notice a grayish coating, then, most likely, the cause is gray rot . It affects plants that suffer from excess moisture or on leaves which often leave water after spraying.
- On the upper side of the leaves appeared bright spots, and on the back side - pustules, inside of which a spore powder is visible? So, anthurium struck rust. Damaged leaves should immediately be removed from the plant, and rinsed with a soap solution.
- A more dangerous disease is fusariosis, since a sick plant, whose leaves turn yellow, fade and fall, can infect neighbors with a fungus on the windowsill. Only special antifungal agents (fungicides) will help here. Similar measures should be taken in case of septoria, anthracnose - dangerous fungal diseases.
- Sometimes the anthurium turns yellow immediately after transplantation. If after several days the plant has not moved away, it should be re-planted in a pot with good drainage, a mixture of leaf, coniferous and peat land with the addition of sand (2: 2: 2: 1).
We look after the rules
A healthy and beautiful plant you can observe if you provide him with adequate care. Room temperature, remoteness of the pot from heaters and direct sunlight, good lighting during the year, moderate and regular watering with warm water, periodic fertilizing with nitrogen fertilizers (twice a month is enough), moist air, spraying twice a day - observance of these rules guarantees your pet has a long life.
Having provided a handsome anthurium with optimal conditions for growth, you can enjoy the beauty of his bright green leaves for many years!