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I have a Philodendron plant that grew aerial roots. I didn't know/understand what these roots were so, I stuck them back in the dirt. Needless to say my plant is dying (the lower leaves are turning yellow and falling off). It's too late to pull the aerial roots out they are really rooted in the soil.
I'm sure you can tell I'm not a plant person. Does anyone have a simple (or step by step) suggestion of what I can do to do to save my plant? Thank you.
The fact that some of the leaves are dying doesn't necessarily mean that the entire plant is in any danger.
I'm no gardner, but I'd suggest pruning the dead leaves. That's all I ever did to my asparagus fern and English ivy, and they lived (and grew!) for years.
FWIW, my late grandma had a split-leaf philodendron (Monstera deliciosa) that she couldn't kill, despite repeated attempts. I bet your philodendron is much hardier than you realize.
Try re potting it if the roots are getting crowded., dont over water it, and when was the last time you gave it a little fertilizer? How long have you had this plant?
Could be root bound or overextended or understaffed. I would repot in a planter half again the size. Water well give it a while and then fertilize. It should be fine, they are hardy and generally hard to kill.
Thanks guys you were right. I went to my local florist. He said that it just needs fertilizer. So I have to put that on my to do list, pronto! It's really good to hear this plant is hard to kill but it did give me quite a scare. Thanks so much!
Yeah, they are darn near impossible to kill. I've had one for 25 years. In those 25 years, I've forgotten to water it for months at a time. I've forgotten to fertilize it for years at a time. I've had cats dig it up. It's gotten knocked off it's table. It's been overwatered. It's been rootbound. It's been brought outside to repot and subjected to sun scald when it sat outside for a week or 2.
It's grown tendrils 15-20 feet long or more. It is currently wound around my stair railing. Last summer, I meant to unwind it, but never got to it. So it's on my list for this coming summer...unwind the several long tendrils and repot, cuz it's not been repotted in about 7-8 years. I'm sure it's terribly root bound at this point.
It will get yellowed leaves, but I just pull them off. It's fine.
Could be root bound or overextended or understaffed. I would repot in a planter half again the size. Water well give it a while and then fertilize. It should be fine, they are hardy and generally hard to kill.
ya gotta love autocorrect. that said overwatered or underwatered !!!!!!
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