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I am desperate 😭, my plant became black on the white and yellow on the green… plz help
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I am desperate 😭, my plant became black on the white and yellow on the green… plz help


I have a cutting of a Philodendron White Wizard and I’m struggling to figure out what’s going on with its leaves.

Questions:
* Why are the green parts yellowing?
* Why do the white parts brown both in shade and in brighter light (still not direct) ?
* Why do some whites turn yellowish instead of crisp white?

  • At first it was indoors with low light → new leaf started browning on the white parts. I moved it to a brighter indoor spot (no direct sun) → browning stopped.

  • While on vacation, I kept it outdoors on a north-facing windowsill (bright shade, good humidity). The unfurling leaf start again to blackened on the white parts, BUT another leaf came out fine ! Apart that the white looked more yellowish/cream instead of pure white

  • Back home, I put it near a window again. The first leaf unfurling never unfurl completely and continued to brown really bad… So I cut it yesterday.

  • Now a fully grown leaf is turning brown fast on the white (about 50%) AND the green parts of that same leaf are yellowing. While other leaves look fine.

  • Soil is peat moss, and I water when the top looks dry (light spray + sometimes water in a dish under the pot, but I don’t let it sit soaked).

I put a photo of where I put my plant in my room currently

by Hi_honey_bunny

5 Comments

  1. Jkwaks

    Do not put it in direct sunlight. Dull – Indirect sunlight is okay. As these leaves bleed, having direct or bright sunlight on them while they bleed causes it to burn. White parts are more susceptible for this.

  2. Jkwaks

    Do not put it in direct sunlight. Dull – Indirect sunlight is okay. As these leaves bleed, having direct or bright sunlight on them while they bleed causes it to burn. White parts are more susceptible for this.

  4. the-enigmatic-

    Where is the drainage in the container ?

  5. shiftyskellyton

    Variegated plants have increased light requirements due to having less chlorophyll. If these needs are not met, the plant will senesce the white portions to reallocate the nutrients and photosynthates in that tissue. Increasing light exposure will halt this process. The green is now also senescing from further decreasing light levels. This is all about the plant needing more light to survive and feeding off old tissue to produce new growth. 💚

    edit: I strongly discourage peat moss or sphagnum moss in your substrate.

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