I haven’t been very good to her lately because she has been looking like this for the past six months. She was further in the room at the beginning but started to look worse, then started flowering, but we haven’t been able to get in the groove with her. The window is facing southeast. I water her very sparingly every couple of weeks. Maybe the room is too dry? Would appreciate help!
by tinipix
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The soil looks very wet
She looks thirsty. You should be waiting till almost dry, and then watering well. You want water to come out the bottom every time you water.
This looks just like what happened to mine. I also have it in a corner with large windows on both sides, although north / east facing. It was a newly purchased plant and I just watered it before seeing it deteriorate in a few weeks. I initially thought it was overwatered as some of the soil was still moist/wet, but I removed the plant to check the roots and the root ball itself was dry! It was probably a combination of uneven watering distribution on my part and some compacted soil in the middle.
The best way to diagnose is check the roots. Mine being dry, coupled with the leaves now being wrinkled, curling in like a taco shell, and drooping (but not mushy), I finally felt confident that it was dehydration issue and not overwatering issue. I repotted and watered thoroughly and it’s generally recovered.
Either she is too thirsty or she has roots rot.
I’m wondering about the pot size. These guys actually thrive with less room! I believe you only want about 2 inches between the roots and the sides of the pot. Also, if the bent leaves start to turn yellow/mushy, it’s a good sign you’re overwatering. And you may know this, but overwatering doesn’t mean you’re giving it too much water at one time, it means you’re not letting it dry out enough in between waters. Do you also have drainage?
Pretty small pot is there drainage, all the leaves are off the tree outside being by a cold window isn’t great for most plants
It’s in bloom, nothing really wrong. I find they do better in a heavy pot planted with something like tradescantia species as a filler and spare water and fertilizer picker upper. I see this combination every where in Mexico.