I love air plants. I have about 30 at the moment of all different sizes. that said, my experience with the, has been very hit and miss. For example, I have now damaged my second coconut grove. after the first one was dropped on hard stone and completely snapped apart, I just accidentally caused my replacement one to get a sunburn when it was drying outside for too long and got hit with direct sunlight. đ At this point, I am just hoping it will somehow recover in time.
One that has stayed constantly beautiful is my larger xerographicaâŠuntil today. I noticed black areas on the leaves. I have always dried it upside down after watering, so this is a complete shock to me. It has been several months since other people, like my husband or in-laws, had to watch the plants; so if it is dying, it is on me. I donât know what happened. Could it just be some sort of discoloration? Will the plant survive this? Only one area looks like this. It feels dry to the touch and not squishy. Normally I might cut something like this off, but on the xerographica, that wonât work.
While plants so often bring me joy, it has been more like sadness as of late. I hate failing these beautiful beings. I do a lot of research, but maybe I need to do even more. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
by TheStellarPropeller
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Not sure how to add another picture, but it looks more brownish to me now not black. Hope that is a good sign
Looks perfectly healthy to me. Big rosettes like xerographica, streptophylla, roseoscapa, etc tend to not produce chlorophyll where the sun doesn’t shine. It leads to the base and leaf folds looking brown (and black when wet). When there’s actual core rot the visible parts of the leaves will show deterioration very quickly.
Looks healthy to me