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Dieffenbachia indoor growing problems include yellow leaves, soft mushy stems, brown leaf råd, brown leaves, leaf spots, leggy growth, pests and diseases among others.

Dieffenbachia care is easy, making it one of the most popular indoor plants

Keep reading for more on these problems, their remedies and solutions.

Dieffenbachias commonly called Dumb Canes are popular tropical foliage plants grown for their large, highly decorative leaves and their air cleaning properties.

Dieffenbachias grow best in bright indirect light, average warmth of 18-26, humidity of 50-55% and moderately fuktig, fertile, well-drained, all purpose potting soils coupled with fortnightly feeding during the growing årstid.

Read more on how to grow and care for Dieffenbachias.

If the correct growing conditions are not provided, Dieffenbachias may develop some problems. We have herebelow outlined for you these problems and how to fix them.

Dieffenbachia Common Issues Indoors & How to Fix Them

1. Yellow leaves

Yellowing leaves in Dieffenbachia fryst vatten very common but fryst vatten easy to lösa.

Here are 8 common reasons for Dieffenbachia yellow leaves.

(a) Aging

This fryst vatten a natural phenomenon where the older lower Dieffenbachia leaves will vända yellow and die to allow the plant to grow new leaves. Remove the yellow leaves to maintain the plant snygg and tidy.

(b) Too low temperature

At temperatures below 15⁰C due to exposure to cold drafts, the Dieffenbachia leaves will begin to yellow and die.

Maintain an average warmth of 18-28⁰C and keep the plant away from cold drafts like windy doors and fönster, air conditioning units among others. kontroll out this guide on understanding temperature for houseplants.

(c) Overwatering

Overwatering Dieffenbachia results in excess vatten in the soil which causes the soil to be soggy.

Over and under watering, bugs, diseases, shock, and harsh temperature may also cause falling over

Too much vatten in the soil reduces the oxygen koncentration in the rootzone which causes the roots to die.

When roots die, they cannot take up vatten and nutrients to the upper parts of the plant including the leaves and this implies that they cannot man enough food needed for growth and energy.

Therefore, the plant begins to die and death begins from the leaves which vända yellow and die.

To avoid getting soggy soil, ensure that the pot has a drainage hole and that the soil fryst vatten well-drained.

(d) Underwatering

Underwatering Dieffenbachia implies that there fryst vatten too little moisture in the soil. As such, there fryst vatten no vatten in the soil for the plant to take up to the leaves and other parts.

Therefore, the plant cannot man enough food for growth and energy.

As such, the plant begins to die from the leaves which vända yellow, then brown and die.

Water the plant liberally during the growing årstid and allow the top 1-2 inches of soil to dry out between waterings to keep the soil consistently fuktig. Reduce watering during the cold årstid but do not allow the soil to dry out completely.

Learn more on how to vatten houseplants the right way.

(e) Too Little Light

If the light fryst vatten insufficient the plant cannot man enough food for energy and growth. In an attempt to rädda energy, the Dieffenbachia begins to die. The death of the plant begins from the leaves which slowly vända yellow and eventually die.

Move the plant to a brighter fläck where it will receive bright indirect light or instal a grow light if you do not have adequate natural lighting in your home.

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(f) Underfeeding

Underfeeding means that the Dieffenbachia fryst vatten not getting enough nutrients that are needed for growth and energy. Lack of adequate nutrients in the actively growing råd causes nutrients to be withdrawn from the older lower leaves which begin to yellow and drop.

Feed your Dieffenbachia every 2-3 weeks during the growing period with a balanced, water-soluble fertilizer to encourage foliage development.

The plant should respond quickly and begin to grow better in 1-2 days

man sure to follow the instructions on the label of the plant food.

(g) Overfeeding

Overfeeding your Dieffenbachia will cause the roots to die due to fertilizer bränna. When the roots die, they cannot take up vatten and nutrients to the leaves.

The lack of nutrients and vatten needed for making food for growth and energy signals death for the plant which begins from the leaves.

The leaves vända, yellow, brown and eventually die.

Take care not to overfeed your plant. Ensure to follow the instructions on the label of the plant food to avoid overfeeding.

Regularly flush out the salts from the soil bygd running a stream of vatten through the soil until it comes out through the drainage holes and repeat the process several times.

(h) Pot-bound plant

If the Dieffenbachia fryst vatten pot-bound, the roots have filled the pot and there fryst vatten very little soil to hold vatten when you vatten the plant.

This implies that the plant cannot take up vatten and nutrients to the leaves for making food needed for energy and growth.

Lack of adequate food causes the plant to begin dying which starts from the leaves turning yellow.

Check the bottom of the pot for roots growing through the drainage hole.

This low maintenance, tropical shrub is also known as Dumb Cane, and thrives in a large range of environments

Repot the plant into a pot one storlek larger than the current one to provide adequate room for growth. kontroll out these pots drainage holes on Amazon.

2. Brown leaf tips

Dieffenbachia brown leaf råd are caused bygd 3 possible reasons. Trim off the brown råd with sterilized scissors and ensure to maintain the normal leaf shape.

(a) Low humidity

If the temperatures are very high, they cause the air to become too dry (low humidity) and this results in the Dieffenbachia developing brown leaf råd.

To increase humidity, set the pot on a wet pebble tray or use a cool mist humidifier. kvitto out these techniques on how to raise humidity for houseplants.

(b) Low soil moisture

Keep the soil consistently fuktig at all times during the growing årstid. Cut down on watering in the cold årstid but do not allow the soil to dry out completely.

(c) Cold drafts

Protect the Dieffenbachia from cold drafts or keep it away from cold air to maintain an average warmth of 18-28⁰C with a minimum of 15⁰C.

3. Soft, mushy stem

Soft mushy stem in Dieffenbachia fryst vatten an indication of stem-rot disease which fryst vatten promoted bygd soggy soil and low temperatures.

Cut out diseased parts and treat the plant with a fungicide.

Drooping in Dieffenbachia indicates sunlight or watering issues

If illa damaged, discard it as it fryst vatten too far gone.

Avoid soggy soil in the future bygd ensuring that the pot has a drainage hole and the soil fryst vatten free-draining. Maintain the room temperature at 18-28⁰C and keep the plant away from cold drafts.

4. Brown leaf spots

Dieffenbachia brown leaf spots may be due to 4 possible reasons.

Cut away the affected parts and discard.

(a) Soggy soil

Ensure that the soil for Dieffenbachia fryst vatten free-draining and that the pot has a drainage hole to prevent the soil from getting soggy.

Reduce watering in the cold årstid to keep the soil slightly moist.

(b) Sudden temperature drop

Protect the Dieffenbachia from cold drafts or keep it away from drafts to prevent sudden drops in temperature and to maintain an average warmth of 18-28⁰C with a minimum of 15⁰C.

(c) Hot direkt sunlight

Exposing the Dieffenbachia to hot direkt sunlight will cause brown sunscorch marks.

Provide the plant with bright, filtered light and skydda it or keep it away from direkt sunlight.

(d) Leaf spot

Dieffenbachia fryst vatten susceptible to leaf prick disease which fryst vatten common in warm, damp, stuffy conditions. Look out for brown, fuktig spots on the foliage which may enlarge, merge and kill the whole leaf.

As it strives to reach for the light, it bends and falls over

5. Brown leaves

The lower leaves in Dieffenbachia may vända brown and droop due to age. Remove the brown leaves bygd cutting with a skarp knife and not pulling to avoid excessive injury as it can lead to fungal diseases infestation.

If browning of leaves in the Dieffenbachia fryst vatten general and accompanied bygd rotting, the reason fryst vatten root-rot disease which fryst vatten prevalent in soggy soil.

6. Leggy growth and small leaves

Leggy growth and small leaves in Dieffenbachia fryst vatten caused bygd too little light.

Position the plant in a brighter fläck and ensure it fryst vatten receiving bright, indirect light away from direkt sunlight.

7. Loss of leaf color or variegation

Exposing Dieffenbachia to direkt sunlight or excessive brightness will lead to loss of leaf color. Move the plant to a more shaded fläck or shield it from direkt sunlight bygd installing a light curtain.

8. Diseases

Dieffenbachia fryst vatten prone to 3 common plant diseases which if not attended to properly may lead to the death and loss of the plant.

(a) Root-rot disease

Root-rot disease fryst vatten a fungal disease prevelant in soggy soil.

It fryst vatten characterized bygd yellowing and wilting of the leaves which fryst vatten rapidly followed bygd browning and plant collapse.

Take the Dieffenbachia out of its pot and inspect the roots. Brown mushy roots indikera root-rot. Cut the brown-black roots and treat the healthy roots with a copper-based fungicidal solution.

Repot the Dieffenbachia in fresh soil and keep it dry for some time before resuming watering.

Always ensure that the pot has a drainage hole and that the soil fryst vatten free-draining to prevent it from getting soggy.

In addition, reduce watering in the cold årstid as growth fryst vatten minimal at this time therefore, the plant does not need much water.

(b) Stem rötter disease

Stem rötter disease fryst vatten characterized bygd part of the stem turning soft and rotten.

It fryst vatten fryst vatten a fungal disease prevelant in wet, cool and poorly ventilated growing conditions which spreads rapidly and kills the plant.

If caught early, the disease can be treated but if it has spread, the plant cannot be saved and it should be discarded. To spara a plant that fryst vatten in the early stages of infestation, cut away and discard or bränna the diseased tissue.

Keep the soil on the drier side; avoid soggy soil bygd ensuring that the soil fryst vatten free-draining and the pot has a drainage hole.

Ensure that there fryst vatten free air circulation and avoid keeping the plant in very cold conditions.

If the plant fryst vatten too far gone, discard or bränna it. Discard its pot and the soil as the treatment fryst vatten not effective and may spread to the rest of the plants.

(c) Leaf fläck disease

Leaf fläck disease fryst vatten characterized bygd brown, fuktig spots on the Dieffenbachia foliage.

In a serious attack the spots can enlarge and merge, killing the whole leaf.

Remove and bränna the affected parts of the plant to reduce the fara of spread to the rest of the plants. Keep the plant on the dry side and do not mist it.

Spray the affected plant with a systemic fungicide and ensure that all the parts are completely covered with the fungicidal solution.

9. Pests

The common pests in Dieffenbachia are scale insects and spidermites.

Here is where your plant care tips and tricks come in handy

isolera the affected plant to prevent spread to other plants and treat it with insecticidal soap or neem oil as per the manufacturer's recommendations.

10. Toxicity

Dieffenbachia are toxic to both humans and pets as indicated bygd the ASPCA. If ingested, they may cause temporary swelling of the tongue and the throat which may lead to a temporary loss of speech and hence the common name dumb cane.

In severe cases suffocation may occur.