Hi everyone,
About four days ago I noticed some strange black streaks on the leaves of my variegated peace lily. I checked the plant next to it (my monstera Thai constellation) and saw that a few of its leaves had similar markings. I immediately separated the two plants since they had been sitting side by side and isolated them in different rooms, away from my other plants.
A couple of days later, I’ve now noticed that my pothos cuttings (which I’m propagating in water) are developing the same unusual black marks. This plant was next to my peace lily and monstera. They had all been in the same spot receiving about 5–6 hours of bright, indirect light each day, being watered 1-2 times per week. Nothing about their watering routine or environment has changed! Does anyone know what this could be? I haven’t been able to find any clear answers online.
I've also been noticing some general blemishes (such as holes in leaves, brown spots, etc) that have been appearing spontaneously on my other plants, but this could be unrelated.
Could this be caused by a pest or some kind of fungal problem? Has anyone experienced anything similar?
Thank you in advance for any replies.
by Curious-Deer-300
6 Comments
Is it burns? Do you have sun catchers hanging in the window?
Looks like burn to me
Doesn’t look fungal to me more chemical/mechanical. Anything could’ve gotten on the leaves? Or someone else said sun burns.
Possible bacterial infection, which is serious business, but I dont know them well enough to diagnose. But agree it doesent look like fungal or pest related. Truthfully it looks like cold or physical damage, but the distribution seems all wrong.
It really looks like burns to me, almost as if some sort of liquid was splashed on them and got hot. Or maybe a chemical, do you clean your own house or have cleaners come in?
There’s a definitely linear pattern to them that indicates sunburn. Is there a certain part of the day they get reflected light? Or are there grow lights too close to them?