Problem diagnosis
Pick a problem and a plant to see step-by-step causes and fixes. Detailed diagnosis pages are rolling out plant by plant — start with the most common issues below.
Common problems
- brown segments
- brown spots
- brown tips
- drooping
- drooping leaves
- dropping buds
- dropping leaves
- dry fronds
- fading pattern
- leaf curl
- leaf drop
- leggy
- mushy leaves
- no babies
- no fenestration
- no flowers
- no variegation
- pale leaves
- pests mealybugs
- pests spider mites
- root bound
- root rot
- sunburn
- yellow fronds
- yellow leaves
Diagnose by plant
- Aloe Vera: yellow leaves , mushy leaves , root rot , brown tips , leggy
- Bird of Paradise: brown tips , leaf curl , no flowers , yellow leaves , root bound
- Boston Fern: brown tips , yellow fronds , dropping leaves , pests mealybugs , dry fronds
- Calathea: brown tips , leaf curl , fading pattern , yellow leaves , pests spider mites
- Christmas Cactus: no flowers , dropping buds , yellow leaves , root rot , brown segments
- Fiddle Leaf Fig: brown spots , leaf drop , yellow leaves , root rot , sunburn , pests spider mites
- Golden Pothos: yellow leaves , brown tips , leggy , root rot , pests mealybugs
- Heartleaf Philodendron: yellow leaves , leggy , brown tips , root rot , no variegation
- Money Tree: yellow leaves , brown tips , leaf drop , root rot , leggy
- Monstera: yellow leaves , brown tips , drooping , no fenestration , root rot , pests spider mites
- Peace Lily: brown tips , yellow leaves , no flowers , drooping , root rot
- Rubber Plant: leaf drop , yellow leaves , brown spots , leggy , root rot
- Snake Plant: yellow leaves , root rot , mushy leaves , brown tips , drooping leaves
- Spider Plant: brown tips , pale leaves , root bound , no babies
- ZZ Plant: yellow leaves , root rot , leggy , brown tips , drooping