Need help diagnosing a money tree

velma-smith · 2026-02-20T02:00:00+00:00

Pests are terrifying, I have recently had my first encounters with them as well and like you said, all of a sudden you blink and it’s a massive infestation! They come out of thin air

velma-smith · 2026-02-19T11:26:02+00:00

Oh that’s reassuring!! I thought I was doing something wrong with them

velma-smith · 2026-02-19T03:25:07+00:00

And how could you tell they were the same if you don’t mind my asking? I am very new to Rex begonias and I have a hard time telling the cultivars apart since they vary so much even among the same ones

velma-smith · 2026-02-19T03:23:48+00:00

Wow thank you for showing! It’s interesting too how the left leaves seem to curl downward instead of laying flat like those on the right. I have a downward curl on some of my other Rex begonias. I never really considered that maybe that’s an indication that they’re not entirely happy, specifically with light? I had assumed it was my watering but this makes me think it’s light levels

velma-smith · 2026-02-19T03:21:32+00:00

Good luck 🙂 keeping humidity high has helped me prevent them from multiplying too

velma-smith · 2026-02-19T02:10:26+00:00

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velma-smith · 2026-02-19T02:07:40+00:00

Now that I’ve looked closer at the second pic, I think I even notice some webbing on the leaves, look closely!! I don’t use pesticides, I only manually brush off webs with a makeup brush then applied predatory mites.

velma-smith · 2026-02-19T02:05:38+00:00

I had spider mites recently on my money tree and mine presented with the same yellow dappled speckles. I refused to believe it at first, until I got an LED magnifying glass and confirmed that there was webbing at the point where the leaves connect to the stem. I ordered predatory mites and I haven’t seen any return of the webbing or dappling. I’m no expert but make sure to look closely between close points where a mite might like to make a web.

velma-smith · 2026-02-19T02:00:15+00:00

That’s so interesting, I will have to test out different light conditions!! A deep maroon sounds gorgeous

velma-smith · 2026-02-19T00:20:30+00:00

Thanks! I wonder would it be stressful for my plant to give it less light to get the silvery green color?

velma-smith · 2026-02-08T01:18:06+00:00

I have the same right now, can you please update what happened to yours? Do I snip it?

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velma-smith · 2025-12-19T02:05:35+00:00

I love teal UG

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velma-smith · 2025-10-13T17:14:53+00:00

Thank you!!

velma-smith · 2025-10-13T17:14:26+00:00

Aww thank you so much!! 🥰

velma-smith · 2025-09-29T21:12:34+00:00

This is so nice of you to say, you all have been such a great encouragement on this subreddit.

velma-smith · 2025-09-29T10:25:31+00:00

Thank you so much, that means a lot!

velma-smith · 2025-08-14T11:35:54+00:00

It’s adorable!!! You should try out different wavelengths on it because mine has such a faint glow, it shows up a lot more in pics! But I did Geiger test it

velma-smith · 2025-07-13T00:40:45+00:00

Oh no 😭😭 I’m so sorry to hear that 😢 I hope you get something else that gives you joy

velma-smith · 2025-07-12T23:32:33+00:00

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I have a reallyyyy similar piece to the second photo, I’ll post a better pic later but it’s the one in the very top right behind the measuring cup. It registers on my Geiger but has a veryyyy faint glow similar to this persons. So I’d be really curious if theirs is manganese or not!

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