I bought this umbrella plant a few weeks ago and the leaves have been turning brown and falling off since then. I'm hoping someone will be able to advise me. Hope you can see what's happening with these pictures.
I fell in love with this plant the minute I saw it, would hate to loose it completely.
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You aren't overwatering it are you? Is it getting enough light? I had 2 of them and turned funny colored and died out of the blue, the other one is still okay though.
Avoid letting the plant sit in that saucer after you water it likes to be moist but not wet... you don't want to promote disease. The Schefflera is in the Aralia family and like many of the plants from this family spider mites like this plant. Clean the plant regularly when indoors and don't forget the undersides where mites like to hang out. Check with your local garden center for some of the "safe" preventive measures such as "Safer Soap" or than that disease is not a big problem to this plant.
That's a quick look at one of the most easy to find indoor plants today - the Umbrella or Schefflera plant.
Remember when caring for your dwarf umbrella / schefflera
* Don't keep the plant wet * Place the plant in as bright an area as you can * Watch out for mites
I think what I read,, the leaves will replace themselves.. That is how leaves often look on others, when they die and get new ones.........Don't give up it might get new leaves........I never had one.
dodge's advice is perfect and they will drop leaves, but as long as you can "scratch" the base of the stem/stalk and see green underneath, the plant isn't dead. i've even cut them back to the soil level and they've come back fine.
it is too wet. a common mistake with new plants is too repot immediately. the plant should be allowed to acclimate to it's new atmosphere before repotting. many houseplants like to be tight in the pot. often when repotting a new plant, the pot is alot larger with more soil. the large amount of soil holds more moisture, longer than the plant is accostomed to having surround the roots.
I love the sweet scents wafting in the breeze. I stop to admire the vibrant colors of all living things. And people think me odd. Then ODD I am!!!
I should prune all those dead looking leaves off.Then if the soil is dry soak well then after, watch the watering don't keep it soaking wet just damp like,and, these plants like a fine spray every now and then, even once a day and keep it out of direct sunlight--- good luck
Aquadulce, I'm cutting all the bad leaves off now, I'm pretty desperate with this plant it's slowly loosing all the leaves, today it's only half the plant it was when I bought it.
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Awwwww... you should see the poor thing now.....the soil is ok I did water it but the leaves just kept falling off fast then I could count, so yesterday I cut it down and now we'll see what will happen.
If the plant doesn't have to nourish the bad leaves maybe it will decide to start "growing" the good ones again.
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I am real interested in this now good luck I hope you make it,I was thinking about your plant and once years ago a similar thing I had with over here is called a Fatsia and this plant was the same I ended up covering it up with a polythene bag and stuffing it away in a corner and forgot about it .It took new growth and was shoving the bag up and it made a real comeback and today is a gorgeous plant and is growing in the back garden now in a big tub 4 years after.Its not a particularly beautiful plant but people admire it I would put a photo on here if I knew how to do it.
I was so glad to read this post. I was just about to ask the exact same quesions about my umbrella plant. I bought it 3 months ago and the same thing is happening. It is growing new leaves slowly and I've moved it to a brighter room. I have my fingers crossed as well and good luck with your. My sister has a huge floor plant in her house and it's gorgeous. I don't think mine will ever get there.
whoopee now I know how I will take a pic of the fatsia plant I mentioned in the above post.This camelia comes out in the spring and ia a glorious sight about 6ft high flowering for over a month depending on weather .
Dunno I am from UK yorkshire they can stand frost we have 2/3 degrees sometimes when it flowers in early spring which can sometimes turn some flowers brown.
Just an update on my umbrella plant. All the leaves are gone, just the stump left, butttttt I'm not giving up yet. Maybe I'll see a leaf coming out soon.
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Well my plant just called it quits, the stem was completely brown. I'm not impressed at all, paid $7 for that plant ......but I still want one like it.
Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
Just thought I'd let you know some friends of ours gave me three big branches of that umbrella plant that I lost. I'm rooting them now in water. Isn't that special??????
Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
Just thought I'd let you know some friends of ours gave me three big branches of that umbrella plant that I lost. I'm rooting them now in water. Isn't that special??????
I didn't know that you can root them from the branches... Are you talking about the small stems that have the leaves, or the actual "trunk" on it? I have a really big Scheff and I've been wondering how to go about getting another one from it so I can try to train it to be bushier, instead of the tree-like one I have now, if that makes any sense, lol.
I posted a pic of it in another thread a while back, but I'll repost it....
I really don't want to cut it if my particular one can't be rooted. Please keep us updated on how it goes for you. That will definitely help me decide on whether or not I should try to root part of mine. Thanks!
Samjam yours is a big one for sure, the way I have rooted mine is cut off the stem with all the leaves on it and put it in a jar of water. Mine are not even starting to root yet, I know it does take a while.
Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
Ah... I see, thanks! I guess I'll just keep this one the way it is. I already know not to re-pot it. I can't let it get much bigger or it won't fit inside, lol.
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