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- What to do if the mimosa loses its leaves?
- For what reasons does mimosa lose its leaves?
- Create optimal location conditions
- Pour Mimosa right!
- Avoid frequent touching of the leaves
- Tips
There is not always cause for concern when the mimosa loses leaves
What to do if the mimosa loses its leaves?
There are gardening friends who despair of mimosa. Not for nothing it is considered a true sensitive among the houseplants. As soon as conditions of care or location are not optimal, it reacts with post-laser flower or it loses all leaves. What can you do about it?
For what reasons does mimosa lose its leaves?
If a mimosa loses a few leaves, that is no cause for concern. This is a natural process that makes room for new shoots. If the leaves turn yellow or the houseplant loses many or all leaves, either a bad location or improper care are responsible:
Create optimal location conditions
Mimosas like it bright and warm. However, they can not tolerate direct sunlight. Set them up so that they only get direct sun in the morning and in the evening.
The optimum room temperature is between 18 and 22 degrees. Cooler or warmer, a mimosa should not stand.
If it is very warm in the room, increase the humidity by placing bowls with water. You can also sprinkle it occasionally with soft water.
Pour Mimosa right!
The most common care problem with mimosa is the casting. Either the plant gets too much or too little water. The root ball should never completely dry out, but never be kept too wet. Do not water until the substrate is dry two to three centimeters at the top. Do not leave water in the coaster.
Use soft tap water or even better rainwater for pouring.
Avoid frequent touching of the leaves
Even if it is an interesting sight - avoid touching the leaves of the mimosa frequently. They collapse on mechanical contact for about half an hour and then open again.
This robs the Mimosa a lot of strength, from which not all mimosa species quickly recover.
Tips
Mimosas do not get along well with bad air. This applies, for example, to tobacco smoke. Therefore, only keep a mimosa in rooms where there is no smoking.