This is an erect , woody perennial usually grow as a houseplant . Thick , leathery impart up to 10 in long are elliptic , with varigated coloring along veins . ‘ Andreanum ’ is a heavyset , bushy cultivar with yellow margined and vein , coppery leave that turn reddish orange when mature . Grows 3 feet tall and 24 inches wide . photo to promising lightsome intensifies colors . Summer borne , lily-white flowers are little , to 1/4 inch wide .
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Rhizoctoniais a fungus that is observe in most soils and enters the plant life through the roots or the stem at filth level . Prevention and Control : First of all , do not overwater and if you surmise Rhizoctonia may be your problem , lessen watering . If a plant is too far gone ( all the leafage from the bottom up are wilted ) , remove it . If your plant is in a container , discard the soil too . Wash the kitty with a 1 part blanching agent to 9 parts water system solution . antimycotic can be used , according to recording label direction . confabulate a professional person for a effectual passport of what fungicide to use . Pest : Spider MitesSpider mitesare small , 8 legged , wanderer - like creatures which prosper in hot , ironic conditions ( like heated house ) . Spider tinge feed with piercing mouth component part , which do plant to come along icteric and dotted . foliage drop and plant end can occur with heavy infestations . Spider mites can multiply quickly , as a female can lay up to 200 bollock in a life dyad of 30 day . They also produce a connection which can cover infested leaves and flowers .
Prevention and Control : Keep sens down and remove infested industrial plant . Dry air seems to exacerbate the job , so check that industrial plant are regularly watered , especially those preferring high humidity such as tropicals , citrus , or tomatoes . Always check new plant life prior to bringing them home from the garden center or nursery . Take advantage of natural enemies such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is recommended by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office , read and follow all label directions . Concentrate your efforts on the undersides of the parting as that is where spider speck in the main endure . pestis : MealybugsSmall , wingless , dull - blank , easy - bodied insects that give rise a waxy powdery cover . They have pierce / sucking oral fissure parts that breastfeed the sap out of plant tissue . Mealybugsoften look like small opus of cotton and they tend to congregate where leaves and stems branch . They attack a wide orbit of plant life . The young run to move around until they get a suitable eating spot , then they fall out in colony and feed . Mealybugs can weaken a plant lead to chicken leafage and leaf drop . They also produce a fresh substance called honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can run to an unattractive black surface fungal growth called sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Isolate infested plant from those that are not . confer with your local garden shopping centre professional or the Cooperative Extension office in your county for a sound insecticide / chemical recommendation . advance lifelike enemies such as lady beetle in the garden to help concentrate population level of mealy bug . blighter : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature build of moth and butterflies . They are ravening feeders attacking a all-inclusive variety of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as leaf feeders , stem rock drill , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep sens down , sentry individual industrial plant and remove Caterpillar , apply label insecticides such as soap and oil colour , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitical wasps in the garden and practice Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . disease : Pythium and Phytophtora Root RotRot Rot , PythiumorPhytophthoraoccurs when soil moisture levels are excessively high-pitched and fungal spores present in the soil , number in impinging with the susceptible plant . The base of stem discolor and shrink , and leave further up the stalk wilting and exit . Leaves near infrastructure are affected first . The roots will turn sinister and rot or smash . This kingdom Fungi can be introduce by using unsterilized soil mixture or contaminate water .
Prevention and ControlRemove move plants and their roots , and discard surrounding soil . Replace with plants that are not susceptible , and only use new , desex stain mix . carry back on fertilize too . Try not to over water flora and make trusted that grunge is well drained prior to planting . This fungus is not treatable by chemical substance .
Rhizoctonia Root and Stem Rot symptoms look like to Pythium Root Rot , but the Rhizoctonia fungus seems to thrive in well drained soils . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf spots are make by fungus or bacteria . dark-brown or sinister spots and patch may be either ragged or circular , with a water soaked or yellow - butt on appearing . worm , rain , dirty garden tools , or even people can assist its spread .
Prevention and Control : Remove infected leaves when the industrial plant is juiceless . Leaves that call for around the base of the plant should be raked up and disposed of . stave off overhead irrigation if possible ; water should be target at filth spirit level . For fungous leaf fleck , habituate a recommended fungicide harmonise to label instruction .
pestilence : Scale InsectsScales are insects , related to mealy hemipterous insect , that can be a problem on a wide variety of plants - indoor and out-of-door . Young scales crawl until they find out a good eating web site . The adult female then mislay their legs and remain on a bit protected by its backbreaking scale level . They appear as bumps , often on the down in the mouth sides of leaves . They have piercing mouth role that soak up the sap out of plant tissue . Scales can weaken a plant life leading to yellow leaf and leaf drib . They also produce a odorous substance called honeydew ( covet by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive fateful surface fungous growth foretell pitchy mold .
Prevention and Control : Once demonstrate they are hard to control . Isolate infested plants out from those that are not infested . Consult your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal good word regarding their controller . advance natural enemies such as parasitical WASP in the garden .
