Plant was one of several that were dropped and had crowns damaged. Repotted in a self-watering pot. New growth has elongated leaves and stunted blooms. Checked for insects but don’t see any. Any advice on what I can do to save it?
You saying there was crown damage leads me to believe this may just be an entirely “new” crown/plant and she’ll grow up just fine in time.
Kanadark
The hair and discoloured center suggests cyclamen mites to me. They can’t be seen by the naked eye. I would isolate and if it doesn’t improve in a few months, treat for mites.
CopperPennz
Not taking chances. Have plenty of other plants to care for. Lots of babies that will soon need the space. Thanks all!
Exciting-Bottle4795
That’s broad mite damage. The plant has mites, which can’t be seen without a jewelers loupe or microscope. You can get Avid in small quantities from some online gardening stores and it’s the best option for mites. I definitely recommend isolating it from your other plants because mites are very contagious. They’re going around the AV community pretty bad right now, I know quite a few people are treating them including me. There are even sellers who are dealing with them right now.
Broad mites cause leaves to turn downward and cupped under, while cyclamen mites cause them to cup upwards. The treatment is the same.
UsernameWithGlitter
So I just went thru exactly this on a couple of my plants, small extra hairy leaves that are shaped kind of odd, with a sad dull brownish grey in the center. It was 100% mites, invisible to the naked eye but the evidence was on 6 plants and spreading.
I treated everything with avid 1.2ml in 1 gallon of water, in a hand held sprayer bottle. Use the type of bottle you use to spray grass, the kind with a pressurized pump. Wear a lot of PPE, gloves, mask, suit, goggles. I sprayed them on a tarp on the road and then drug them in into my garage. Don’t enter the space for 12 hours. Spray 3 times, 5 to 7 days apart.
I’ve only sprayed 1 time, I’ll do the second spray tomorrow and the last spray next week. I already see new normal growth 5 days post spray, correct color and shape on 2 of the 6 plants.
It’s easier than it sounds, just make sure to protect yourself and wash your hands tons after touching your infected plant. Mites can spread on air, clothes, hair, hands, etc.
Milesdevin
I spray with Forbid instead of Avid. One and done
ClassAcrobatic1800
It’s Mites. You can’t really save the plant, but you can harvest NON-DISTORTED leaves to propagate.
If you attempt to propagate, be sure to soak the leaves to be propagated in a 1/10 bleach/water solution overnight.
moffetts9001
Sometimes, root rot can present with tight crowns and curled leaves, but when you see this type of discoloration, 99.9% chance you have mites. They are EXTREMELY small and can be very difficult to spot even if you have the right magnification. If you are ever in doubt, assume you have mites and prepare to spray your entire collection.
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You saying there was crown damage leads me to believe this may just be an entirely “new” crown/plant and she’ll grow up just fine in time.
The hair and discoloured center suggests cyclamen mites to me. They can’t be seen by the naked eye. I would isolate and if it doesn’t improve in a few months, treat for mites.
Not taking chances. Have plenty of other plants to care for. Lots of babies that will soon need the space. Thanks all!
That’s broad mite damage. The plant has mites, which can’t be seen without a jewelers loupe or microscope. You can get Avid in small quantities from some online gardening stores and it’s the best option for mites. I definitely recommend isolating it from your other plants because mites are very contagious. They’re going around the AV community pretty bad right now, I know quite a few people are treating them including me. There are even sellers who are dealing with them right now.
Broad mites cause leaves to turn downward and cupped under, while cyclamen mites cause them to cup upwards. The treatment is the same.
So I just went thru exactly this on a couple of my plants, small extra hairy leaves that are shaped kind of odd, with a sad dull brownish grey in the center. It was 100% mites, invisible to the naked eye but the evidence was on 6 plants and spreading.
I treated everything with avid 1.2ml in 1 gallon of water, in a hand held sprayer bottle. Use the type of bottle you use to spray grass, the kind with a pressurized pump. Wear a lot of PPE, gloves, mask, suit, goggles. I sprayed them on a tarp on the road and then drug them in into my garage. Don’t enter the space for 12 hours. Spray 3 times, 5 to 7 days apart.
I’ve only sprayed 1 time, I’ll do the second spray tomorrow and the last spray next week. I already see new normal growth 5 days post spray, correct color and shape on 2 of the 6 plants.
It’s easier than it sounds, just make sure to protect yourself and wash your hands tons after touching your infected plant. Mites can spread on air, clothes, hair, hands, etc.
I spray with Forbid instead of Avid. One and done
It’s Mites. You can’t really save the plant, but you can harvest NON-DISTORTED leaves to propagate.
If you attempt to propagate, be sure to soak the leaves to be propagated in a 1/10 bleach/water solution overnight.
Sometimes, root rot can present with tight crowns and curled leaves, but when you see this type of discoloration, 99.9% chance you have mites. They are EXTREMELY small and can be very difficult to spot even if you have the right magnification. If you are ever in doubt, assume you have mites and prepare to spray your entire collection.