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- Strelizie - recognize and prevent diseases and pests
- Diseases - of rarity
- Avoid root rot
- Recognize and remove scale insects
- Other causes of a defective, puny appearance
- Tips
The Strelitzia is not very susceptible to disease
Strelizie - recognize and prevent diseases and pests
The leaves are brown or / and rolled up. The flowers do not open, but dry up when still closed. It is not always necessary to put care errors or a wrong location behind such symptoms. Which diseases or pests attack the Strelizie?
Diseases - of rarity
Strelizia is usually not prone to disease. Only a faulty care can lead to an infestation. Often this plant is, for example, overpowered. The soil is wet and after a few days it can already come to root rot (recognizable by a foul smell from the earth). This is a disease underlying a fungus pathogen.
Avoid root rot
Good drainage and regular but moderate watering prevent root rot. Do not water Strelizia until the top layer has dried. If it has already come to Wurzelelfäule, often everything is too late. Possibly. now helps to repot into a fresh soil and removing foul root parts.
Recognize and remove scale insects
Scale insects recognize them by shields on the leaves. In between is often sticky-shiny honeydew (their excretions) to see. The pests absorb the plants and over time the leaves turn brown. These animals you can z. B. with a knife or a toothbrush.
Other causes of a defective, puny appearance
Not only diseases and pests can put Strelizie. The following causes can also occur if she does not look good anymore:
Tips
Especially in the winter time the parrot flower is endangered for a pest infestation. This favors above all the dry room air, which is created by the heating heat. Therefore, put the greenhouse in a room that is not heated!