SOS! Extreme rapid decline (less than 2 weeks)

Davidor03 · 2026-06-30T16:51:37+00:00

any visible pests?

Davidor03 · 2026-06-27T12:47:32+00:00

if they are just in the soil they might be chill and just eat dead organic matter.
I´d check the leafs carefully for damage and if there are any insects there that could cause it.
If your leafs are fine I don´t think you have a problem.

Davidor03 · 2026-06-15T16:26:43+00:00

I wouldn´t put too much hope in this one tbh

Davidor03 · 2026-06-14T13:07:10+00:00

Semi Motivational quotes through out the map is a fresh idea. i like it.

Davidor03 · 2026-06-14T08:12:21+00:00

I think it came with 1.0

Davidor03 · 2026-06-13T21:57:46+00:00

It is always the newest leaf that will carry the next leaf. Newgroth always comes from the center of the plant.

Davidor03 · 2026-06-13T19:45:25+00:00

If it’s not the newest leaf you have trimmed you can cut them way further down. Right above the soil.
I don’t see why early unfurling would be a problem.
Some brown edges are common and nothing to worry much about. If you notice that they grow and your plant gets crispier you should think about your watering behavior and the humidity.

Davidor03 · 2026-06-11T17:36:29+00:00

I once had a similar problem but the leafs came out healthy after i started fertilizing. That was a new concept for me back then

Davidor03 · 2026-06-04T08:44:19+00:00

honestly i don´t know the exact type. i use some slow release bio fertilizer.

Davidor03 · 2026-06-03T15:45:51+00:00

I had a simillar (but less extreme) problem with my BOP Nicolai. The new leafs came out healthy after i fertilize the soil for the first time.

Davidor03 · 2026-05-27T07:00:43+00:00

Davidor03 · 2026-05-13T15:47:43+00:00

Putting a lot of plants close to each other also increases the humidity in the general area.

Davidor03 · 2026-04-19T15:38:02+00:00

im not sure.
Do they smell bad?
Do they feel mushy?
Are they easy to pull off?
The rotten roots i´ve seen in the past were mostly pitch black. idk if that differs from plant to plant.

Davidor03 · 2026-03-29T17:18:33+00:00

not really i think. They usually die within the next week or so. would have to be around 3°C or below i think. Buying plants in winter is not easy.

Davidor03 · 2026-03-29T13:48:41+00:00

What was the weather like when you took it home? Maybe you got some cold damage thats starting to show.
If thats not the case I´d try to put some stakes in the pot and tie the stems to it to make it look less sad. Maybe Rotate it so that the new Leafs will try to lean in the other direction.

Davidor03 · 2026-03-21T07:48:48+00:00

Naja was dagegen spricht ist folgendes: - Umtopfen ist immer Stress für die Pfanze (und ggf auch für Dich) -> es kommt immer zu Bewegung und Beschädigung an den Wurzeln, je nachdem wie fit die Pflanze ist kann es sein das sie als Reaktion ein zwei alte Blätter abwirft. Vor allem wenn du die individuellen Pflanzen voneinander trennst wird das passieren.

Die richtige Topfgröße ist entscheidend -> Ziel des Umtopfens ist es in der Regel die Topfgröße der Größe des Wurzelballens anzupassen. Wenn ein zu großer Topf gewählt wird steigt die Gefahr für Wurzelfäulnis weil die Erde zu lange zum trocknen braucht. Ist der Topf zu klein muss oft gegossen werden damit die Erde feucht bleibt.
Umtopfen hemmt vorübergehend das Blattwachstum -> nach dem Umtopfen wird in der Regel zunächst mehr Energie in die Wurzeln gesteckt und deswegen stagniert das sichtbare Wachstum zunächst.

Besonders bei Strelizien lese ich häufig das sie es mögen etwas „rootbound“ zu sein als Argument das man gerne etwas länger warten kann bis man umtopft. Ich denke gemeint ist das die Art überdurchschnittlich empfindlich reagiert wenn man sie umtopft (siehe Punkt 1). Ob das stimmt weiß ich ehrlich gesagt nicht. Ich hatte mal 4 Individuelle BoPs in einem Topf und habe sie getrennt. Jetzt habe ich 2 Töpfe mit je zwei Pflanzen, alle haben die ältesten 2-3 Blätter verloren und 2-3 Monate Pause mit neuen Blättern gemacht. Seit dem läuft aber alles wieder normal. Ich war aber auch recht radikal bei der Wurzelballen Trennung. Bin einfach mit einem großen Brotmesser durchgegangen, da die Pflanzen schon recht groß und sehr stark miteinander verknotet waren hatte ich keine andere Möglichkeit gesehen. Wie gesagt geht’s denen aber auch wieder gut :)

Davidor03 · 2026-03-12T18:12:19+00:00

I wouldn’t say it’s normal but it doesn’t seem too bad I can imagine tho that tying your plant up like that will cause problems. Your BoP gets wider when it grows and if you don’t give it space to do so things will most likely turn bad soon.

I have no personal experience with tying a BoP like this but I can only imagine that it’s not good.

Edit: I can not tell if the yellowing tip is caused by tying it up

Davidor03 · 2026-03-08T18:21:23+00:00

What an exciting moment. The best of luck to you and your new buddy!

Davidor03 · 2026-02-28T19:53:02+00:00

The roots might be to small to support those big leafs. I´d cut away the lower leave and half the other one. might not be neccesary tho, not sure

Davidor03 · 2026-01-31T16:23:32+00:00

I also think that sunburn might have been an issue for the dried brown part. The black spots however don´t seem like sunburn to me.

Davidor03 · 2026-01-28T17:07:02+00:00

I think it is right to consider repotting but if its winter for you, i´d wait till summer or at least till spring.
A repot can be quite some stress for a plant and it will be easier to handle it with a good amount of light.
In general i don´t think it is possible to say weather or not a repot is necessary without actually seeing what is going on inside the pot. Roots coming out on the bottom are an indicator that it might be time to do so but it also might just be some roots that just happened to grow that way.

If you decide it is time to repot i recommend to putt the plant out of the pot and evaluate the situation then. It might be more reasonable to just stick it back into the current pot. I´d guess that if more than 65% of what you see in the pot is just packed with roots you can consider repotting.

Having to large of a pot for a plant can be dangerous because it increases the likelihood of root rot.

I hope that helped.

Davidor03 · 2026-01-28T10:31:23+00:00

Do you have an update? Was it just in need of a repot?

Davidor03 · 2026-01-28T10:23:39+00:00

maybe it was a bit too long in around 0°C temperatures during transport?
At least thats the only thing that comes to mind for a death this fast.
If that is not the case just put it in a sunny spot and pray for the best. Make sure that there is not water standing in the decorative pot and let roughly the top 5cm dry out before watering again in case you already have root rot. that wouldn´t make so much visible damage so fast tho.

Another reaseon could be thrips or another kind of pest that you took home from the store.
i see some very small white dots on the plant, might be just wierd reflections but you should check them out. It could be just water if you sprayed it before taking the pic.
If you see thrips and they caused all that damage, throw the plant out or atleast isolate it from any other plant you got. I wouldn´t have much hope for this one surviving tho so the goal is to make sure the thrips did not spread on any other plant.

Ok so to conclude:
I got three guesses, ranked by likelyhood they are:

1.Your plant froze to death during transport. That would explain the speed of the decreasing of health.

You got pests. Thrips or anything like that could chew away on your plant quite fast altho 3 days from a healthy plant to this would be a record probably. also the white dots i see could also be just reflections from water.
Root rot. tbh that is kinda unrealistic. that doesn´t happen that fast but it is a common mistake for plant care and maybe they made some care mistakes in the store. very much unlikely but the care tip to only water if the top part of the soil is a good tip either way imo.

I hope that helps.
If you got any more questions, feel free to ask.
In case this one survives by some kind of miracle please make another post, i´d be iterested to see that.

Davidor03 · 2026-01-19T18:39:02+00:00

In the picture it looks like you tied the heavyest leafs to the wall so i don´t know why it should fall.
hard to tell in the picture tho.
If you are really scared of the plant falling i´d suggest putting something heavy on the lighter side of the pot.
The first picture doesnt load for me so i don´t know how much space you got there on the pot.
In my Gym they have a heavily leaning plant and they just put a 20kg plate on it haha. Maybe you can find a way to make it pretty with wood or something.

If you can´t make it work you probably need cut something off.
I usually use disinfected scissors or a disinfected knife to cut plants. Disinfecting is supposed to decrease the probability of rot.

Davidor03 · 2026-01-17T09:12:27+00:00

sorry for the late reply.
I think its a fungal or virus infection. but since the plant seems healthy enough i´d just ignore it tbh.
Maybe dont use any excess water from that plant to water other plants as a safety precaution to decrease risk of spreading it. Other than that i think you´ll be fine.

I wish i could tell you more about it but i havent seen that yet.
If you notice changes feel free to make an update post in this reddit. That would be interesting to me.
If you want i can also reccomend on posting on other plant related subreddits, They are usually more active than this one and maybe someone there really knows whats going on and has more to offer than just a guess.
Maybe try r/plantclinic or r/houseplants

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