i just finished soaking my air plants so that’s why she looks wet but that aside, what’s the browning/blacking? i soak for 20/30 minutes every week or two weeks, she’s on a shelf in my bathroom (pictured, this plant is the one at the bottom). there is a window in the bathroom which a almost mesh white curtain so plenty of light, my other two look fine. she is also growing still? is this normal?
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It almost looks like mold or rot? I hope she can be ok. I just feel awful when I lose one😫
Are you able to give it a good airing so it dries thoroughly? Maybe pull off/ trim the ones looking brown/blackening. I was watching a similar thing happen to mine.
The base of your Streptophylla is getting a bit more than it needs. The biggest issue with these ones are rot. The water seeps deep within the inner leaves and because the base is bulbous there’s no way for it to dry out properly. Honestly these ones are best left for misting or a very quick dunk at bestbut even dunking has risks.
It needs to be put in a well ventilated area with good airflow to fully dry. If It’s going back onto It’s shelf in the humid bathroom it won’t dry properly.
And if this is where it lives you def don’t need to be watering as much since the ambient humidity is high in the bathroom.
A good rule of thumb with these is by what the leaves are showing. So if the leaves are tight and curly, it needs water or if the leaves are long and loose then it’s fully hydrated. Which is what yours is showing. It’s also in a growth phase right now.
At this moment I would set it out where it’s warm and breezy or set a fan(on low speed)on it until it’s dry(also don’t have the fan blowing too close as you’ll dry it out too much!)
I personally don’t like pulling any leaves off unless it’s in imminent danger.