Possible causes of spots on the leaves of anthurium and ways to get rid of them

For healthy leaves of anthurium or, as it is also called, a flower, male happiness is characterized by brilliance and uniform coloring corresponding to the variety. The appearance of any spots, dryness indicates a plant disease.

The causes of ailments are varied, they can be both improper care and inappropriate conditions, and damage to fungi or insects. In this article, we will consider in detail why spots appear and how to cure a flower.

Causes of black patches on the sheet plate

Exposure to direct sunlight

Anthurium does not like the scorching sun, in the summer it must be shaded or put away on the table, which stands next to the window. This is especially true in the hot summer days.

Draft

Keep an eye on this and do not leave anthurium in the drafts during ventilation. It is better to initially put it in a place where, when opening the window leaves, no wind gusts from the street will fall on the plant.

Unsuitable room temperature

Being a thermophilic tropical plant, Anthurium perfectly tolerates summer temperatures up to + 28 °, if direct sunlight does not fall on it. Much worse, he suffers a cool.

With a decrease in air temperature, the leaves of Male happiness become covered with black spots, after which the plant dies rather quickly.

Do not allow a long stay of anthurium in a room with an air temperature below + 16 °, even in winter, it should be higher for this thermophilic flower.

The owner of the anthurium must carefully monitor the temperature regime and the absence of drafts in the room.

Soil calcium salts

If a suitable microclimate is created for the anthurium, and the leaves turn black anyway, the reason lies in the inappropriate soil. It must be replaced with a substrate for aroid, which can be bought in a store for gardeners or ordered via the Internet.

Also You can make a mixture of chopped moss, peat and turf land (2: 2: 1). A mixture in equal proportions of peat, sand and sheet soil is suitable, a small amount of charcoal or pine bark should be added to it. At 1/3 of the height of the pot, lay out drainage, for example, of expanded clay.

Shields

These are tiny insects that can settle on the leaves of anthurium. Because of them, small black spots appear in the form of dots.

1. It is necessary to carefully examine the plant, if it detects insects, it must be removed away from other indoor flowers.
2. The scab is removed manually with a cotton swab dipped in an insecticide solution.
3. After that, the leaves are wiped with a cloth soaked in soapy water with the addition of kerosene.

It’s unlikely to notice all the shields at a time, you need to re-examine the leaves and stems for several days.

Why is the plant covered with yellow dots?

Excess moisture in the soil

Do not turn soil in a pot into non-drying dirt. It is not necessary to wait for the land to dry completely, it is necessary to water it when its upper layer has dried up, but also little by little.

If the room has high humidity, for example, an anthurium is standing next to a huge aquarium, you need to water it even less often, the soil in the pot will remain wet for a long time.

Chlorine in water for irrigation

Do not water the anthurium with tap water. It is only possible with filtered liquid, which is suitable for drinking.

Do not pour water that was in the refrigerator, since the lowered temperature of the water can harm the root system of this delicate flower.

If it is not possible to pour filtered water, tap water must be drawn into a wide container, for example, in a bucket, and left open in the room for a day so that the excess chlorine disappears and the water itself becomes warm.

Too small pot

The problem is solved by transplanting into a suitable pot. In the new, 2-3 cm should remain from the walls to the root.

Excess fertilizer

In spring and summer, it is necessary to feed no more than once every 2-3 weeks with an azophos at a concentration of 1 g / l with the addition of potassium humate in an amount of 200-300 mg / l. Organic fertilizers are fed no more than once a month.

Lack of light

Anthurium does not like the scorching rays of the sun, but too far from the window in the shade its leaves begin to turn yellow. The best option - western and eastern windows or place on the table next to the south window.

Natural aging

If all the leaves are green and healthy, new young ones grow, the plant is provided with proper care, but one or several lower leaves are yellowed, they need to be cut off. This is a natural process, do not worry about this.

Causes of the appearance of dry spots

Excessive air dryness

Around the plant, you must regularly spray water from the spray gun or install a humidifier.

Insufficient watering

Anthurium does not like excessive soil moisture, but the earthen lump must not be allowed to dry completely. This will be especially bad for the plant if it stays in the dried soil for several days.

If you want the plant to remain healthy, be sure to monitor the regularity and moderation of watering.

The owner of the plant should also remember that the anthurium is very sensitive to changes in humidity, so they should be smoothed as much as possible when the heating is turned on.

Anthracnose

This is a fungal disease. Leaves begin to dry from the edges, gradually dry spots move to the center. All affected leaves must be cut off and the plant treated with fungicide.

You can find out what other diseases besides anthracnose can threaten anthurium in this article.

Aphid

All leaves from below, from above and stems are treated with a special preparation against aphids.

Roots lack oxygen

If the irrigation regime is correct, optimal humidity in the room is created, there are no parasites and no sign of anthracnose, and the leaves still dry, the reason is in the wrong soil, due to which the roots "suffocate". It must be transplanted into a suitable substrate.

What to do if brown spots have formed?

Occur due to improper feeding or too low room temperature. Small brown spots on the stem and leaves may appear due to the mealybug, parasites are removed with tweezers and the plant is treated with a special chemical preparation.

Below is a video from which you can find out what to do if brown spots appear on the leaves of the anthurium, and how to prevent this ailment:

More information about the occurrence of brown spots on the leaves of the plant can be found here.

Photos of diseased plants

Here you can see how the flowers look with similar problems.

Foliage care

You need to regularly dust the leaves with a damp cloth. It is impossible to allow that a thick layer of dust has been on the leaves for too long, because of this they begin to “suffocate”. Creating a comfortable air humidity for the plant with the help of a spray gun, it is necessary to spray water nearby, but so as not to fall on the leaves, otherwise after drying they will leave ugly traces of drops.

In order for the leaves of Anthurium to be green and healthy, the correct care of this rather capricious plant, the creation of a suitable microclimate, as well as the correct regime of watering and feeding are important.

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