Grow Codiaeum not so easy.
In the process of cultivation of this plant somehow arise problems in the form of diseases and pests.
This plant is very capricious, it does not suit any conditions of existence.
Even experienced gardeners sometimes encounter such phenomena as wilting, the croton turn yellow and leaves fall. Sometimes the tips of the leaves dry out, or they change color, turn yellow.
Talk about why Croton dry and fall leaves? What else can be a croton disease, and treatment, as well as find out what problems may arise during the cultivation and reproduction of codiame.
Croton species are extremely popular in breeding: Motley, Petra, Excellent, Tamara.
Dry the tips of the leaves
Why do croton dry leaves?
The most common cause of this is too low air temperature.
What are the temperature conditions suitable for codione?
Normal temperature for growing this plant + 14 ... +20 degrees.
In order for Croton to grow and develop well, it is necessary to provide him moisture and heat balanceBecause not enough abundant watering can also be the reason why Croton leaves dry.
Change the color of the plant
Why do the leaves turn yellow in Croton? If the flower has changed color, it may indicate about insufficient lighting.
Croton demands pretty a lot of lightbut still under direct sunlight better not to put, because due to the burning of the leaves, the plant also loses its former color and begins to turn unnaturally yellow.
How to determine that Codiaum has an excess of light? On the leaves of the pot will begin to appear brown spots.
Why does croton have green leaves? This may be due to the fact that the plant is young.
In this case, Croton should be provided. good feeding.
Red spider mite
The problem you may encounter when growing croton - pests.
The webs on the plant are a clear sign that the codiaum is affected. red spider mite.
The thing is that with normal growth The plant produces a special milky sap that serves as protection against this pest.
But if the conditions of its growth too dry, this juice is excreted in insufficient quantities and the plant endangered.
In order to rid croton of such a sore, you need carry out triple processing by means like Neoron, Aktellik, etc. with a break of 7 days.
Shchitovka
Shield aphid infrequently affects Kodieum, but you need to be ready always.
As a rule, you can get rid of the shield; just manually removing them.
Brown spots on parts of the plant is a vivid example of the appearance of scarab.Process the flower for complete disinfection soap solution, on 1 liter of water, add 2 tablespoons of vodka and rub some soap.
Wipe the leaves and stems of the plant with this solution.
After that, leave him in that condition. for 2-3 hours, then rinse under the shower tap.
Gray or brown spots
These are manifestations of anthracnosis - a fungal disease that can occur due to an excess of moisture, it may be excessive abundant watering or increased air humidity.
For treatment you need 3-4 times process the plant with fungicide.
Do it with a break in ten to twelve days.
Moreover, the treatment should be done not only for the leaves, but also for the soil.
Leaves fall
Why does croton shed its leaves? What to do?
If the trunk of the codiaum is exposed below, it is quite natural process dying off of old leaves.
Why fall leaves in Croton in the fall? This is quite normal, regularity, just like this time the leaves of birch trees or, for example, maples, fall down.
Why do croton leaves fall? What to do? But if the upper leaflets also begin to fall off, the reason is most likely either abrupt temperature changeeither too low temperature, under the conditions of which the codeieum is located for a long time.
First of all, to eliminate the phenomenon of leaf fall, care must be taken about the conditions of the croton content. Also do not be amiss use top dressing to restore plant health.
When croton drops leaves, the reason may be moisture stagnationdue to which rots root system. If you find that the reason lies precisely in this, cut the apical stalk and try to root it in order to re-grow the flower in case of death of the existing one. That is why the leaves of Croton began to fall.
Withering
Why have croton leaves dropped? What to do?
In most cases, the cause of wilting leaves of croton lies in lack of lighting.
Also the leaves go down when overdrying the soil.
To cure a plant, start it. water, but gradually.
In no case do not immediately flood the soil with watersince after that the root system will begin to rot.
To begin with, it would be nice to water the plant with warm water, where you need to add the fertilizer "Elina".
After the soil dries, little by little increase the amount of watering. You can also sprinkle some water on the croton leaves.
Caring for Croton at home is a painstaking and laborious process, and if all the requirements are not followed, the plants start to fall off the leaves.
A beautiful plant with large leaves of interesting colors will give any room a completely different look.
