Homeland of Howay palm is a small Australian island Lord Howe, located in the Tasman Sea. The most common in our country are the Foster and Belmore hovey. They are unpretentious in care and have gained popularity with designers.
However, this plant often presents unpleasant surprises to the owners: the leaves of the Hovei dry, and if they do not take proper measures, it will die. Symptoms of the disease may be different. What is the reason for the sudden "ailments" of Hovei, how to avoid them when growing palm trees - let's try to figure it out.
- Yellow leaves
- Dry ends of leaves
- Causes of Hovei blanching
- Black dots on the plant
- White spots: what to do
- Why do hovei appear brown spots
Yellow leaves
The Australian palm is considered an unpretentious plant. However, if you do not comply with the regime of humidity and temperature, it suddenly begins to turn yellow crown.
Howei Foster grows in the subtropical zone. However, when creating artificial conditions of subtropics in your room, you can ruin a plant: its leaves begin to turn yellow, hovey does not grow, begins to fade quickly and perishes. The yellow crown is a wake-up call, which indicates a change in the comfortable living environment. Owners of the flower, trying to warm it, put Hovey closer to the battery or other heat sources. Loss of moisture leads to yellowing crown.
Experienced flower growers sprayed the plant from a spray bottle, put water containers next to it, if the budget allows, buy a decorative fountain, and the flower regains its green color. Humidity in the room should be 60-65%.
Dry ends of leaves
Palma sensitively responds to the cleanliness of the air in the room. She does not tolerate tobacco smoke. The green flower crown begins to dry out. Causes of drying maybe a few:
- The tips of the leaves of the subtropical palm begin to dry when the temperature in the room drops below 18 degrees Celsius.
- Chlorosis (drying) of the fan crown may begin due to the lack of phosphorus fertilizers in the soil or an excess of fluorine-containing preparations in the universal nutritional supplement that is offered in stores.Ask the seller about the compatibility of the fertilizer with palm plants.
- And the last reason for drying is excessive watering. In winter, it is recommended to water the palm tree only when the top layer of the soil dries out by 1.5-2 centimeters.
Causes of Hovei blanching
The fan crown of a palm tree loses its bright green color and begins to turn pale only when it stands on draft. Under natural conditions, the wind blows at the same humidity and temperature.
When blanching leaves, the plant must be moved away from drafts.
Black dots on the plant
Black dots on the leaves - an alarming symptom for the owners of the plant. Blackening of leaves occurs when there is excessive temperature in the room and insufficient watering of the flower. If the palm tree is not rearranged in time in a cool place and does not increase watering, the plant will die.
The second reason for the appearance of black on the leaves is the other extreme. Many owners literally pour the flower and put the hovey in a cool place in the draft. The result is one: blackening of individual leaves, then the whole crown, which will lead to the death of the plant.
To avoid this, it is necessary to provide a stationary the temperature from 20 to 24 degrees Celsius and humidity 60-65%.
White spots: what to do
Sometimes white spots appear on the leaves of the fan crown of the Hovei. This is the first sign. excess chlorine in water for irrigation. Unplugged tap water affects the development of the phytoplasmic leaf structure and disrupts the natural synthesis of the plant.
In order to avoid disease, it is necessary to water the palm with separated, and even better, with melt water. Experienced flower growers freeze nylon bottles with ordinary water in the refrigerator and then use it for watering the Hovei.
Why do hovei appear brown spots
Brown spots - the most common disease in unpretentious palm. The first sign - Hovey does not grow, the second - green leaves suddenly begin to acquire brown lacunae.
The main cause of the disease of the plant lies in boron excess in water for irrigation. Boron is not chlorine tap water. You can’t get rid of it so easily, as it is part of even the most purified drinking water.
Howei Foster and Belmore - one of the most popular landscape plants and phytodesigners. They are unpretentious in care, but require certain rules of the content.