So I got this anthurium pallidiflorum (one of my wishlist plants, i was so excited) and philodendron patriciae from Ecuagenera. They were at a plant show in my local city so I ordered than picked them up from there. I acclimated by washing the roots and keeping them in water for a week there was a bit of rot so I trimmed and let it sit in hydrogen peroxide too. I potted both of them up and they haven't been doing too hot (the damage on the leaves were already there when I got them but they werent yellow or curling) And i know with shipped plants like this they are known to get bad and than get good but im scared they are going to fully die 🙁
I definitely have less humidity than they need but I dont have a greenhouse I can put them in atm so is there any way to help them? I have a humidifier (I live in a dry area so on a good day its 50%-55%…) and they get grow lights for 8 to 10 hours a day as i have no good window light lol. Any help would be so appreciated 🫶🏻
by thateggi
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Try downloading a plant App that has diagnostic scanning from a current photo of them . I’ve been fortunate that they’ve helped me with adirection to start with. The plants don’t look well, but you don’t want to do more harm. You may want to take a soil sample for testing. I wish it was easy for you to return them.
One of the Apps is Plantin. There are others.
I would also quarantine them until you figure it out. Some of it looks like an infestation or fungus. I really don’t know. Are you using an aroid mix
To me it sounds like you potted them up too soon and shocked them by having them go from one potting medium -> water -> hydrogen peroxide -> soil. Generally they are already in shock from being shipped, so I find it’s better to leave them alone (literally. Isolated to make sure they’re not bringing in new pests) and let them acclimate until they show signs of growth whether it’s root or leaf, then repot. If they end up dropping all the leaves, then I personally would put whatever is left of the plant into the smallest nursery pot its roots would feel snug in, fill with moist sphagnum moss, and keep it under a dome for consistent high humidity until like two leaves come in.
Why did you wash the roots, then put them in water and then into soil again?
I get that you want to quarantaine new plants but with that procedure it’s no surprise your plants went into shock.