Common Issues With Your Houseplants & How To Fix Them

By identifying these common issues early and taking corrective action, you can help ensure your houseplants remain healthy and vibrant.

Dropping Leaves

Leaf drop can be a result from:

OverWatering:

Overwatering your plant can lead to root rot which can cause leaves to drop. Ensure that you follow the recomended watering guideline for your plant or read our article on watering.

Shock/Stress:

Some plants are sensitive to environmental change such as light levels & temperature fluctuations or even the stress of moving home. To minimise stress on the plant try and avoid making multiple changes at once.

Yellow Leaves

Yellowing leaves can be causes by several issues:

Watering Issues:

Underwatering you plant can cause the new growth to turn yellow, whereas overwatering typically cause yellow leaves on the lower or older leaves. Always check you soil first before watering, if its too wet; allow it to dry out before watering.

Sunlight Exposure:

The leaves can yellow due to light levels. This can be caused by to much light or not enough. Monitor how much light your plants is getting and either move it further away from a window if its getting to much or if not getting enough consider relocating to a brighter spot. Check recommend light levels on our page when choosing your plant.

Pests:

Different insect, such as spider mite, can cause your plant leaves to turn yellow. Inspect your plant before you clean for signs of pest and treat with insecticidal soap as necessary

Brown Leaf Tips

Brown leaf tips can occur for various reasons:

Inconsistent watering:

Ensure to follow the recommend watering guide for your plant consistently without allowing it to dry out completely and for long periods.

Low Humidty:

Most houseplants grow best in high humidity environments so regular misting is important to prevent the tips of your leaves going brown.

Wilting Leaves

Watering Issues:

Always check your soil before watering. Many people think wilting leaves means that the plant is thirsty! but.. Wilting leaves can also be a sign of overwatering.

Curling Leaves

Curling Leaves is often a sign on pest or disease infestation.

Insect/Disease:

Look for sign of pest and diseases on the leaves of your plants. Check out our page for identifying pest & diseases to help with your curling leaves.

Leggy, Sparse or lopsided growth:

The main cause for this is your plant isn't getting enough light and so it trying to search for it by growing towards it. We recommend you rotate your plant every time you water to get even growth and also where neccesassry move the plant to a spot in your home that is slightly brighter .

Collections