Philodendron: Bacterial Leaf Spot | How To Treat It & Save Your Plant
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 เม.ย. 2020
- Hello, plant people! I hope you are all doing great! This week, we are in for a shorter and more serious video. I wanted to talk about something I am seeing a lot of on the Internet, especially on Facebook groups - bacterial leaf blight & leaf spot on Philodendrons. This is super common for Philodendron 'Imperial Red' and 'Imperial Green'. No need to panic! This is quite manageable and besides some cosmetic drawbacks, your plant will be just fine, provided you act in time. I hope you enjoy the video and find it useful.
ARTICLES DISCUSSING BACTERIAL LEAF BLIGH (in Calathea spp.):
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Thank you so much this was very helpful. My plant was definitely turning yellow and after I removed the leaves it began to thrive again thank you again so much for this video. I appreciate it. You save my plan.
I agree with you 100%! It’s so difficult sometimes to find some answers when you have a specific problem outside of your common pests or root rot. Especially with diseases or uncommon pests. Thank you for sharing this!
That is true! That is why I decided to make the video about this. Turns out, this is very common in this Philodendron and I had it on Calathea sanderiana.
Basie Plants I really appreciate plant people making videos about different problems with plants and their experience with them. Thank you!
I JUST purchased a Calathea White Fusion!!!! Omg! This helped me SO MUCH, because I was thinking it was a rust fungus from my research!! Thankfully it was not really close to any other plants aside from an Alocasia Frydek I have, they weren’t however directly touching and I don’t see any signs of this disease on the plant.
I had absolutely no idea it was a bacteria! I decided to actually play it safe and just get rid of the entire Calathea as I noticed it was spreading quickly and much of it spread right down the stem to the soil level. I’m so glad I got rid of it now hearing that! I wonder if I should take any additional measures even tho it’s now tied up and disposed of in the garbage. I disinfected all the major surfaces of my home. I hope that’s enough.
Thank you so much for this video! I've been trying to find out whats wrong with my Philo for a month now and there is barely any information about this except your video...Glad I found it!
Your videos are so well made and informative. I love watching them! Thank you!!
It's so nice of you to say that! I am glad you find them useful. :)
I decided to click your video bc of the plant picture of the video. Lots of people have pics then they just go on and on talking about the problem but no solution nor explanation, they the ones who like to just talk and talk. So tysm again.
Great video. Very thoughtful and well researched. Thank you.
Vivo en Mexico y tu experiencia, tu invetigacion y tu informacion la agradezco mucho, y la compartire con un grupo de facebook para que les sea utili a otros que tambien han tenido este problema, yo tengo dos philodendron imperial red uno maduro que ya me dio dos flores y que tiene un mes que compre y otro mas viejo, y de acuerdo a tus comentarios acabo de ver que es cierto lo que comentas. Gracias por compartir tu sabiduria ❤️
Thanks. I just noticed these rings on my Imperial Red. Otherwise very healthy with new growth. I couldn’t find any information so I snipped off all the affected areas on the affected leaves and sprayed Neem oil. Then did more search and found your video. I really hope that this plant survive. It is so healthy, I’m so surprised by this sudden illness. Thanks again.
Thank you sooooo much! I was asking everyone without having any idea of what was going on!
I hope you rescued your plant!
I'm so glad I came across your page/video! I have a Red Imperial Philodendron that I purchased last Sept. from Etsy. When It arrived it was absolutley beautiful, but I noticed that one leaf had beeen cut., so it was phsically a three leaf plant. Fast forward to late November, I noticed the yellowish-orange blotches on one leaf, and this one particular leaf was starting to fade. The others are much darker. I was told to spray it with neem oil. Now after watching your video, I know exactly what I'm dealing with. I hate to do it, but I will cut this leaf right now! Also, thanks for the tip to not mist this plant, which I was doing as well.
Thanks soooo much.I have been searching for an answer to this disease for over a month.I will try your suggestion,fingers crossed I have caught it on time.Thanks so so much
I hope you can get rid of it! It's not that difficult but it is a bit sad when we have to chop up our plants. But I guess it's okay if it will help them. Be brave! 💪🏻
I found this because I was looking for leaf spots on my Imperial Red!! Yes, this was super helpful so thank you! I'm going to remove the problem leaves right now.
I am so happy it was helpful! I hope you are successful. I just got Imperial Green and it looked unproblematic for 3 days and now... scissor time. I really should have learned from my first experience.
THank you for this video. I myself just found the yellow spots this morning. I was devastated. I cut almost half of my Philo rojo leaves.
I am sorry to hear that :( I got 'Imperial green' last week and it looked perfect and 3 days after purchase... blight. I really should have known better.
you 100% just saved a plant in my house so thank you!!! I couldn't find anything else that looked like what my imperial red had going on and I was so paranoid about some mystery pest that I was thinking about tossing it when I found this.
Oh, I am glad to hear that! I hope you get some nice new leaves after this. It's a bit scary to do, but unfortunately, necessary. Nothing else really worked for me and I did try some bactericides as well.
Thank you so much ...I discovered this on my philodendron this morning ...I shall follow your advice ..
I hope it works out!
Thank u so much for this! I couldn’t find anything to let me know what the problem was.
Good information to have , thank you!
You're welcome! Yes, it is good to have but I hope you'll never have to use it! :)
Thank you for this video! I recently bought one of these guys from an online shop and it came in beautifully packed and and had very healthy foliage. But during the past couple of days it's been showing signs of these nasty spots on one leaf more than others so it was really worrying me😔. Now I cut the leaf off I'm hoping it will stop being poorly. I also move it around the house searching for the best light to accommodate her(I know this can stress the plant but I found the place and I think she is happy right now). Thanks again! 💜
I hope you saved your plant!
My Imperial red also showed up with this yellowish-brown spots a few days after buying. At First I thought it got a sunburn,but more and more leaves died back in about 2 days . So I cut all the affected ones and washed the two remaining leaves with 3% Peroxid. Now it's doing well and started growing.😅
I thought it was a fungus,so thanks for the information. (Hopefully never) next time I'll know better.😊
I am glad it worked! I hope it never happens again as well!
Hvala na objasnjenju! :D Nova sam u svijetu biljaka i stalno nailazim na nove stvari koje ih mogu ubiti.
Drago mi je da je bilo od pomoci! Haha, nazalost, dosta toga ih moze ubiti xD
Good to know. Added to my plant knowledge. ❤️😜👍 I am so glad I don’t have much problem with plants . The last I have was scale from my branch new ficus Audrey(2) bought from IKEA. I use 100% rubbing alcohol and ended up destroying lots of leaves and some stems. I trimmed it and now both giving out tons of new growth . I do like the plants to be bushy so cutting the top off wasn’t all lost. I was a little worried that they won’t grow and we are approaching colder weather here in Sydney.
You are lucky then! I think they do best outside during summer - that is sometimes my go-to solution when I have persistent pests. I take them out during summer and the predators get rid of them for me.
Thank you for the information! 🙏💚
You're welcome! :)
Thanks for the helpful links. I've had this happen to my Philo micans, Monstera adansonii and Maranta Lemon Lime. You definitely cannot mist these plants, as is the common wisdom.
I agree! Misting is possibly the biggest misconception. Not enough airflow in the house. A sure way to kill Calathea sanderiana is to mist it once indoors.
@@BasiePlants It really does nothing. If you DO happen to have enough airflow, all it does is evaporate the mist and nullify the effect of adding humidity into the surrounding air. It's such a time waste.
@@wendeelee2091 I definitely agree. It is a waste of time and you might end up even making things worse. I don't mist my plants :)
I have imperial green, so far so good 👍. I will keep an eye on it. Thanks!
I hope it stays that way!
Thanks for informational vid!!!
I am glad if it is helpful! I couldn't find any information when I was dealing with the issue on my Philodendron.
Many thanks for this video. I've been trying to figure out what was wrong with my Philodendron red for months. I cleaned the leaves a while ago and not sure if I left them too wet so the bacteria started. Anyway, I've now cut the whole affected leaves (they were very badly) so went from 12 to 4. At least it didn't spread to my other plants...I hope it can make it 🤞🤞
Very useful
Just cut off half of all the leaves on my Imperial green... so sad😭 I couldnt find any information on this either anytime sooner! So thank you for this video!
I hope you can save it and you get a lot of new growth that is healthy :)
Thank you SO much for this. I just bought two of these and they were perfect, until I mistakenly misted them. I was preparing the fungicidal assault. That according to this would not have worked. Thank you SO much. I could not like this video enough because I could not find any information anywhere on this.
Thank you for sharing I will look out for yellow spotting and make sure my leaves are dry! :.)
I hope it helps!
Thanks for this! Been fighting a similar issue on my philo birkin for quite a few months now, wonder if it's the same. Will try removing the affected leaves.
Thank you so much for this! My Birkin philo definitely has this going on. Hoping I can save her 💛🤞
You can! I will keep my fingers crossed for you Birkin. :)
Thank you to popularize your research for us ! This information will help me with my Red Sun's Philo ! ☺🪴🌴
Thank you! This happened to my Imperial Red and eventually killed it. First explanation I've found.
My congo rojo and my birkin have it -- didn't know what it was. Thank you SO much!
I hope this was helpful and you got rid of that bacterial blight. Yucky stuff!
@@BasiePlants Very much so! Many thanks, again! Looking forward to your next video! :-)
Thank you for this video, I just recently got a Hope Philo and I believe I have this disease it has completely taken over the plant quickly. When I didn't mist the leaves or anything but I do remember when I brought it home it would sweat a lot and the Been the culprit. I think I may just have to cut it down all the way to the stock and start a new! 😢
Oh, I am sorry to hear that! It is really awful. I bought Imperial Green and I was treating my Philodendron verrucosum for spidermites and some of that got on my new Imperial Green and sure, after couple of days, bacterial blight again. I hope your plant lives!
YES! THANK YOU! I wish this had been out a year and a half ago! I had an outbreak of this pretty early on in my plant collecting hobby and I wasn't experienced enough to even guess what was happening, so before I knew it this bacteria had taken out 4 of my plants! I was so confused and couldn't find ANYTHING that told me what this was and what to do! I came across ONE video on TH-cam that told me to try Iodine on the spots😬 well that just made the spots grow in size even quicker🤦
I am sorry to hear that! Yeah, not all advice is great. However, I tend to blame myself for not testing it out first xD I actually had a mishap recently with Internet advice and root mealybug treatment. Ugh, I felt so stupid after!
@@BasiePlants yea, sometimes we'll try ANYTHING to try and save our babies! "Put Hemorrhoid cream on it you say?? Okay!"😂🤦
Very informative! If the decaying spot is very close to the stem, where will I position my cutting? I need tips because I saw cut marks by the stem of the decaying leaf, and I think the previous owner tried to cut it but didn't go through.
Awesome video
Thank you! :)
This was really helpful! I just bought a copper fungicide off Amazon that supposedly helps. We’ll see how it goes. I love your videos. You are adorable!
Try it! I tried bactericide on my Imperial Green but it didn't work. I will make a video on that as well. Hahah thank you 😂🙈
how did it go for you? did your plant make it ?
@@bbqchickensandwitch6659 Imperial Red that is in the video made it and the method was very successful. Imperial Green didn't make it, unfortunately.
@@bbqchickensandwitch6659 no, it was an alocasia, which apparently are prone to infections. It was a long battle, but I lost in the end 😫 But the Pothos that gave it the infection ended up making it after I sprayed it thoroughly with the fungicide
Thanks! I had the same issue
I hope you saved your plant!
Thank you so much I finally found the problem to my plant is exactly the same , would of help if we change the soil???
Thank you.
I hope it helps!
Hey there - thanks for your video. I did as adviced: I cut leaves completely or in half. All which had those spots. Spots were different. Sometimes yellow somewhere on a leave. Sometimes it were whole parts of it. The leaves are pretty close together. So it makes sense, that it spread more and more. In the beginning, I only saw it on one leave. I normally spray my plants with water. i wont do it with my philodendron 'white wave'
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What philodendron was it on? It always looks like watery yellow spots. Or in most cases. And if they spread fast and easily, it is very likely to be blight. It's always best to look up as many photos on the internet to discern whether is it blight or not. I hope it stops for you now and you plant can grow nice and healthy again 💚
Thank you so much for this video because I’ve been searching for a solution about the yellowing thing tell no I did not find anything that is helpful I did not know if I have to cut it or cut the whole leaf or like you know only the half of it so thank you so much if you have any kind of new information about this plant please tell us
Have you tried copper sulfate? I use 1 teaspoon in 1L of water. It seems to be effective.
Thanks so much , same happened to my plant! And you just saved it 🫶
ooooh, I am sorry it did! But I am glad it was saved
I have a Rojo Congo philodendron and some of her leaves have gotten large(ish) yellow or black spots. I always trim these away, but eventually more show up! I just went and trimmed as much as I could, but some of the leaves have smaller little spots, like maybe 8 or 10 per leaf and those little spots have come and gone before so I'm not sure if they're related to the larger spots?? I'm really hoping I can save my Rojo Congo, but I am worried about her. I'm still not entirely sure what the problem is.
Ahh thank you I was going insane and feeling super bad about it 😭. I was also cutting the leaves like that but it keeps coming back. I'll be more extreme now 🤨.
I am sorry to hear that. It is a struggle! I wasn't able to save my Imperial Green unfortunately.
Thank you for this video! My philodendron selloum came home with tiny yellow spots on two leaves. I wrote it off as possible physical damage. The plant has since become overrun with these yellow lesions. I’m curious if I need to cut the whole thing down and let it start anew, or if simply removing the affected leaves will suffice. I appreciate your making this video.
I don't know if those spots on selloum are bacterial. They happen on xanadu as well. They drive me crazy and are very common it seems in those two. I will definitely have to look into that more. Bacterial blight should have a more watery appearance.
I have a red sunset or sunset red that has same bacteria thank you
Thanks so much for shearing this! I was wondering what was going on with those yellow spots. And Is it possible that my philodendron had passed the bacteria to my Kentia palm? do you know how to take care of this with the Kentia?.
Yes, if the leaves are touching, it is possible that it spread. Unfortunately, there is no way to treat it (just physical removal of the affected spots). Other treatments are more preventative (like bactericides)
thanks a lot for this video! was searching for ages... sadly my imperial red is badly affected and probably won't make it. i just hope it hasn't spread to the plants next to it. i'll keep a close eye on those.
Unfortunately, I lost my Imperial Green to this. Imperial Red did make it, but I was too late for the Imperial Green and it got into the stem. I hope you can still save yours though!
Thank you for this video. I have this problem after misting the leaves.
If the circulation is not good, it may happen after misting.
thanks for this. i’ve got a new aglaonema chocolate that may be suffering from this...i took the whole leaf off and am hoping for the best!
I hope it is something else, less scary. But taking preventative measures is always good.
No todas la manchas son de origen vírico-bacteriológico. En este caso las manchas me parecen por exceso de abono o quemadura(claramente). No confundir los puntos/manchas en este tipo de plantas: glándulas nectarianas es lo más común en las araceas.
This was most definitely bacterial. The plant had not been fertilized and all plants back at the plant store showed the exact sympots that started to spread the same way. In fact, many Philodendron 'Imperial Red' and 'Imperial Green' will be infected - many of them that were imported after all did the same - it starts off with small spots, and it quickly spreads. It is very common, and very well documented in the aroid community, especially for this type of Philodendron. When Summer Rayne Oakes visited Bill Rotolante (Silver Krome Gardens) he also mentions this at one point in the video and says that is why they do not grow certain varities, because they are more prone to developing bacterial leaf spot. But aside from all of this, the sympots were all identical to typical bacterial blight that I cross-referenced with a university article linked in the description and the disease on my plant had been confirmed by a horticulturalist.
Hi ! I was wondering, if the bacteria on the leaf is kind of spread out everywhere on my leaf, should i just cut the whole leaf off? And if so, should I make that cut closer to the stem or like half way ? I’m new to plant care hahaha Thank you so much for the video ! It was really helpful !
Hi, I have just this week bought a philodendron that has rapidly developed these - would I be best to try to return for a plant with no infection or should I try to salvage it & hope for the best? Thank you
Thank you for posting. I had a micans succumb to these spots recently and now my Brazil is showing the same tiny yellow spots, I'm guessing because it was right next to my humidifier :( This is the most informative video I've come across and I'm hoping I can maybe save the plant by eliminating the problem leaves every day...
I am sorry to hear that. It surprises me this is common in micans. I only thought it was Imperial Red and Green. I guess I learned something new too.
@@BasiePlants I'm not so sure if it's common in micans as much as I am very unlucky! But the photos included in the papers you cited are the closest thing I can find to what the micans looked like - here is a link to my photo which will hopefully work. After the spots appeared the leaves wilted and turned pink/yellow before dying. imgur.com/BZ8ZiVQ
@@jannamoen4370 I am not sure. Bacterial blight has more of a watery look. This could be something else. Have you checked for spider mites?
There were no pests that I could find on the micans or on anything else. The Brazil seems to be responding OK to fungicide so perhaps it is fungal blight? Either way, everyone else is getting periodic neem oil showers for the next little while until things clear up, so if I missed any pests hopefully they'll be gone soon! Appreciate the insight and the helpful videos!!
@@jannamoen4370 I don't think I had fungal blight. I had similar spots like those on my xanadu. They appeared from time to time and I couldn't figure them out. I was annoyed as heck! Then thrips got to it and took care of the problem. 😂 Sorry, that was a bad joke. But I was so frustrated with that plant. I hope they stop appearing for you! I will pay attention to my plants to see if something similar happens again.
Eeeeks. I got 2 Rojo Congos a few weeks ago. And may get 1 or 2 Imperial Reds this week. It's kept outdoors since I got it as I am still deciding where to put it indoors. So far no spots. I will make sure leaves don't stay wet for an extended period of time. Thanks for the tip!
I live in the tropics. Would that make a difference in your opinion?
I am not sure if this is an issue on congos, as I don't have one. But I can confirm it also happens on imperial green as well. Having wet leaves outside doesn't bother them, because of air circulation. Inside, it's a different story, even with open windows and fans. I am not sure how long can you keep them outside, but I would keep them out as much as possible :)
I believe I may have a bacterial spot issue in my dwarf schefflera … everything else I’ve read said the plant will inevitably die. Did your leaf spot come back ?? Or is the plant ok?
hi my philodendron xanadu leaves are browning. What do i do?
Hi thank you so much for the information. I have a 35 inch Roja and I have these spot ON ALL THE LEAVES even the newer ones. :( :( :( Do I cut all of the leaves? Will it ever be ok? Im so sad. I prunned the worst but imagine that I cant remove all of them or I would kill it. What can I do?
I am so sorry to hear that! You can trim off parts of the leaves if there is healthy part of the leaf left. As you saw, I cut several of mine in half.
Do you have any photos on what these spots would look like if they spread to stems? I have a suspicious spot in my billietiae stem and can’t find anything about it spreading down! Thank you
Unfortunately, no. They never spread to my stems and I think at that point, the health of the entire plant is geopardized. I do think it is possible to spread though. I would check in a group 'Planet Philodendron' on Facebook. A lot of Philodendron experts there!
Bought a giant imperial online a couple of weeks ago. It had a couple of blotches that I've assumed were just sunburn. Nope. They spread and spread and spread to a completely healthy six year old birkin positioned next to it. I am guilty of wiping the leaves quite vigorously due to living in an area heavy with traffic so smog often forms a layer of dust on all leaves. This seems to have contributed to the spread. But now... I need to cut off leaves bigger than my entire arm and it just hurts. It hurts in advance :(
I am so sorry to hear that :( I hope you can save them both! 💚
I purchased a Philodendron Imperial Green about a month ago and I noticed new leaf trying to shoot out. It also had one old leaf that look as if it was not going to make it. Both leaves died so I reported the plant and fresh well draining soil. I just use a sharp clean sterilized knife and cut off the old dead leaves. Now I'm puzzled over this plant.
Oh, I am sorry to hear that. Blight has yellowish halo appearance and it spreads fast. If it doesn't look like that, I would say it is something else. I hope it does better now after repotting! Definitely keep an eye on it and try to keep it isolated.
I have a mushy spot on my leaf. Is it fungal? What should I do?
Hello. I'm from Philippines and I have my philodendron Prince Albert. And it is also has a yellow spot. Not one .but. I think hundred of spot all around in the 3 big leaves . and it is so so sad because it is lmost on the second younger leaf. 🥺🥺. I don't know what to do. I don't know if I can cut it all. Until 2 leaves will remain. . So sad ..... I'm afraid if it will still survive if I touch those infected leaves 🥺
Hi do you notice if this plants new leafs take quite a long time to uncurl? Mines is going on 3 weeks and it’s not even half way uncurled 🤔 is something wrong with it?
No, nothing is wrong. It is a very slow Philodendron. Mine was outside last year from May to end of September and it only produced 3 leaves or so. It produced couple of more in winter because it was under LED lights. I moved it back again outside in the same spot but this year it burned for some reason. But that's okay, I will do chop and prop video 😂 It just needs time.
Love your dimples! I don’t buy certain plants bc they are magnets for stuff. Is that bad?🤔😂
Hahaha 😂 Thanks :D Oh, I totally avoid plants that are pest magnets. I would call us smart lol 🤓
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Hi, there are some brown/yellow spots on the leaves of my Philodendron Rugosum, and it’s getting more serious. I’m not sure whether it is caused by fungus or bacteria. How should I identify it, and also to save my plants? 🥲
If it has a wet, soaked look to it, it is most likely bacterial.
Thanks for your reply! It doesn’t have wet, soaked look to it. Other than the yellow/brown spots, the edges of the leaves appear yellow/brown colors as well.
Does Apple cider vinegar work on bacteria on plants?
I got a bacterial blight
And I researched and researched
I assumed this bacterial blight came from the nursery ( the other plants at the nursery had the same black spots)
I’ve quarantined it, treated it with liquid copper and now I’m so paranoid, but my rogo isn’t showing any other symptoms other than that yellowing in the younger leaves which is disappearing with the copper and these tiny black dots that I identified on my other plants as blight, but these dots haven’t gotten worse, I don’t know if I’m paranoid and should bring it inside or keep quarantining it
It looks nothing like your leaves, the leaves are hardy, healthy and it’s producing new shoots so it’s not root rotted
Bacterial blight can't disappear. When leaves lose the coloration, they lose it :) I tried bactericide, and it didn't help. I think you have some other issue. Maybe if it is happening on younger leaves, it could be some deficinency in micronutrients. If the spots don't have "wet" appearance to them, I would say it is not blight.
mi plant hasd a lot of those white spots on the lesave , what can i do please help .
White spots? Maybe those are calcium deposits.
Hi! What kind of lights do you use?
Regular cool white LED lights, anywhere from 20-40W, mostly they are 36W, 2880 lumens, 6500K :)
I had this same issue on my congo rojo. It ordered it online and it came with a couple leaf tips cut so I was like oh no it was overwatered. The roots were and are still healthy. All the leaves but one had some yellowing. Within two weeks I had to cut all but one leaf off so this must be what it was bc since I chopped those leaves off it hasn't become anymore yellow.. I have an imperial red without it. I just got a prince of orange, another imperial red, and an imperial green. They all look good but I'm nervous.
I hope you managed to stop it from spreading! Unfortunately, Imperial Green and Red and Prince of Orange are very susceptible to this. :(
@@BasiePlants yes! I was able to stop it. However now the three new leaves are smaller. I had to pull a whole mushy leaf off before it was unfurled and chop all but one leaf off the plant. Then chop the tip of that one leaf. So all I had was one big leaf that I cut the tip off of, and then a small center leaf growth that was inside of another. But it growing quickly now but its almost like a baby again. I keep them away from my humidifier and when I water I make sure I only water the soil instead of the plant. My imperial red, imperial green and my prince of orange are growing healthy luckily!
Don't worry i will do my best to rescue every single Phils, even their plant lovers. 😎😘👍
Haha :D Well, I wish you luck on that endeavour! :D
How do you get rid of it besides cutting?
You can try to use a bactericide. They can potentially work as prevention or early on. I tried spraying bactericide on my Imperial Green and to treat it without cutting, but unfortunately it ended up spreading faster (because water distributed it more on the leaves) and killing the plant. It's a general consensus that mechanical treatment is the best and there is no recognized chemical treatment.
Hi ima NEW plant parent
I feel so silly asking but is this a "prince of orange"? I can't find anyone w a philodendron prince of orange so its pretty frustrating😫
This is Imperial Red :)
Spread the info! Imperial never again 😥
Or anything related :D
extrafloral nectaries
Yes, those occur on Philodendrons, but this video was about bacterial blight. And I am 100% certain that is what happened with this one. 🙂
Steralize any cutting tools you used. Contact the nursery you bought it from so they can change suppliers and ask for a refund. Bacteria can be spread by overhead watering, insects, contaminated tools or soil.The nursery where it was grown either didn't have sanitary practices or grew from contaminated stock. Do not support them. I have seen this on plants from state inspected nurserys and large hardware stores and large mail order nurserys. Theres no excuse and we all benefit if we call out the nurserys and try to return the mess they sold you.
I thought it was a fungus and very contagious to your other plants. You can transfer it also to your other plants by touching one then another. I’m surprised you’re not using gloves and isolating the plant?
This plant doesn't have fungus. It had bacterial blight before (approximately one year before the video was made). I treated the plant and it overcame the bacterial blight. The plant in the video is healthy.
lost two more leaves today and found this:
www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/pd-64.pdf
specific to ags, saying basically what you said. another chat board on the topic raised the possibility that tissue culture has contributed to weak specimens that are prone to more problems...
Oh no! I am sorry to hear that :( Yes, certain cultivars seem to be more prone to it. I think it must be due to hybradization but it could also be TC. I am not sure if we will ever find out. With Philodendrons, I know this is common for quite a few of them, but you get now hybrids that look similar to previous ones but are more resilient - McColley's Finale being one of the more hardier ones. I hope you will save your plant ❤️
Basie Plants McColley goes on the wishlist!
Oh my god I just checked my philodendron and mine has it on a few leave so I cut them off immediately
Please any idea how to help my plant recover from this yellow spots on its leaves..
If you have bacterial blight, you will have to remove affected areas and then wait for new growth.
Thank you..
How do we know if the spots are fungus or bacteria? My Rojo Congo has a bunch of small spots all over!
Sorry to hear about your Rojo Congo! Bacterial blight usually has yellowish halo around the spots and they get bigger and bigger and spread quickly. It also has a certain watery look to it. Spraying with some fungicide won't hurt! I use a bio-fungicide and it works really well! :)
Basie Plants .... would a hydrogen peroxide and water solution work?
@@andyandy2684 I haven't found anything that works for blight, not even bactericide. But that can only be my experience.
Keep the leaves dry.
Which is what I said in the video.
My birkin has these reddish brown spots and I think it’s blight 😭
Oh no :( If it looks watersoaked, with yellow hallow around it, it could very well be.
@@BasiePlants thank you for responding I didn’t notice a hallow around it but it did have a wet look underneath but it was also reddish