Problem diagnosis

Pick the plant you are troubleshooting to see causes, fixes, and prevention for its most common issues. Each guide covers symptoms, top causes ranked by likelihood, and step-by-step treatment.

Diagnose by plant

• African Violet Saintpaulia ionantha

  no flowers · crown rot · pale leaves · leaf spots · leggy

• Air Plant Tillandsia ionantha

  brown tips · root rot · fading color · no flowers · no pups

• Alocasia Polly Alocasia x amazonica 'Polly'

  yellow leaves · brown tips · leaf drop · root rot · pests spider mites

• Aloe Vera Aloe barbadensis miller

  yellow leaves · mushy leaves · root rot · brown tips · leggy

• Anthurium Anthurium andraeanum

  no flowers · yellow leaves · brown tips · root rot · pests mealybugs

• Areca Palm Dypsis lutescens

  brown tips · yellow fronds · pests spider mites · leggy · root bound

• Baby Rubber Plant Peperomia obtusifolia

  yellow leaves · leaf drop · root rot · leggy · pests mealybugs

• Bird of Paradise Strelitzia reginae

  brown tips · leaf curl · no flowers · yellow leaves · root bound

• Bird's Nest Fern Asplenium nidus

  brown tips · yellow leaves · leaf curl · pests spider mites · root rot

• Boston Fern Nephrolepis exaltata

  brown tips · yellow fronds · dropping leaves · pests mealybugs · dry fronds

• Bromeliad Aechmea fasciata

  no flowers · brown tips · pup care · mushy leaves · pests mealybugs

• Burro's Tail Sedum morganianum

  leaf drop · root rot · sparse strands · mushy leaves · fading color

• Calathea Calathea orbifolia

  brown tips · leaf curl · fading pattern · yellow leaves · pests spider mites

• Cast Iron Plant Aspidistra elatior

  brown tips · yellow leaves · no growth · pests spider mites · root bound

• Chinese Evergreen Aglaonema commutatum

  yellow leaves · brown tips · root rot · leaf curl · pests spider mites

• Chinese Money Plant Pilea peperomioides

  yellow leaves · leggy · curling leaves · no pups · root rot

• Christmas Cactus Schlumbergera bridgesii

  no flowers · dropping buds · yellow leaves · root rot · brown segments

• Croton Codiaeum variegatum

  leaf drop · fading color · brown tips · pests spider mites · leaf curl

• Dieffenbachia Dieffenbachia seguine

  yellow leaves · brown tips · leaf drop · leggy · root rot · pests spider mites

• Dragon Tree Dracaena marginata

  brown tips · leaf drop · yellow leaves · leggy · leaning

• Echeveria Echeveria elegans

  root rot · leggy · fading color · leaf drop · mushy leaves

• English Ivy Hedera helix

  yellow leaves · pests spider mites · leaf drop · leggy · brown tips

• Fiddle Leaf Fig Ficus lyrata

  brown spots · leaf drop · yellow leaves · root rot · sunburn · pests spider mites

• Golden Pothos Epipremnum aureum

  yellow leaves · brown tips · leggy · root rot · pests mealybugs

• Haworthia Haworthia cooperi

  root rot · fading color · no growth · mushy leaves · sunburn

• Heartleaf Philodendron Philodendron hederaceum

  yellow leaves · leggy · brown tips · root rot · no variegation

• Hoya Hoya carnosa

  no flowers · mushy leaves · leaf drop · pests mealybugs · leggy

• Jade Plant Crassula ovata

  mushy leaves · root rot · leaf drop · leggy · shriveled leaves

• Lithops Lithops aucampiae

  mushy leaves · root rot · no flowers · fading color · leggy

• Maidenhair Fern Adiantum raddianum

  brown tips · dry fronds · leaf drop · root rot · pests spider mites

• Money Tree Pachira aquatica

  yellow leaves · brown tips · leaf drop · root rot · leggy

• Monstera Monstera deliciosa

  yellow leaves · brown tips · drooping · no fenestration · root rot · pests spider mites

• Monstera Adansonii Monstera adansonii

  yellow leaves · no fenestration · leggy · brown tips · root rot · pests spider mites

• Parlor Palm Chamaedorea elegans

  brown tips · yellow fronds · pests spider mites · leggy · leaf drop

• Peace Lily Spathiphyllum wallisii

  brown tips · yellow leaves · no flowers · drooping · root rot

• Philodendron Brasil Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil'

  yellow leaves · leggy · fading variegation · brown tips · root rot

• Polka Dot Plant Hypoestes phyllostachya

  leggy · fading color · leaf drop · drooping · pests spider mites

• Ponytail Palm Beaucarnea recurvata

  yellow leaves · brown tips · root rot · no growth · mushy stems

• Prayer Plant Maranta leuconeura

  brown tips · leaf curl · fading pattern · yellow leaves · pests spider mites

• Rattlesnake Plant Calathea lancifolia

  brown tips · leaf curl · fading pattern · yellow leaves · pests spider mites

• Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma Rhaphidophora tetrasperma

  yellow leaves · no fenestration · leggy · brown tips · root rot · pests spider mites

• Rubber Plant Ficus elastica

  leaf drop · yellow leaves · brown spots · leggy · root rot

• Satin Pothos Scindapsus pictus

  yellow leaves · fading color · leggy · brown tips · root rot · pests spider mites

• Schefflera Schefflera arboricola

  leaf drop · leggy · yellow leaves · pests spider mites · brown spots

• Snake Plant Dracaena trifasciata

  yellow leaves · root rot · mushy leaves · brown tips · drooping leaves

• Spider Plant Chlorophytum comosum

  brown tips · pale leaves · root bound · no babies

• Staghorn Fern Platycerium bifurcatum

  brown tips · root rot · yellow fronds · no pups · pests spider mites

• String of Hearts Ceropegia woodii

  leaf drop · root rot · leggy · fading color · no flowers

• String of Pearls Curio rowleyanus

  shriveled pearls · root rot · mushy stems · sparse strands · pests mealybugs

• Sweetheart Plant Hoya kerrii

  no growth · yellow leaves · root rot · no flowers · pests mealybugs

• Tradescantia Zebrina Tradescantia zebrina

  leggy · fading color · leaf drop · pests spider mites · root rot

• Watermelon Peperomia Peperomia argyreia

  drooping · yellow leaves · leaf drop · root rot · fading color

• Yucca Yucca elephantipes

  mushy trunk · root rot · brown tips · leggy · leaning

• Zebra Haworthia Haworthiopsis attenuata

  root rot · fading color · no growth · mushy leaves · sunburn

• ZZ Plant Zamioculcas zamiifolia

  yellow leaves · root rot · leggy · brown tips · drooping