Hi There I have my Philodendron for over 6 years. I think it should be Philodendron hastatum K. Koch & Sello. It`s been happy and growing healthy all along till January 2011 that I had to move. I just moved from North Vancouver to Coquitlam , so no big change in weather, may be my place is a bit colder and that`s all. I noticed that it doesn`t seem that happy, but I thought it is due to the change of its environment, so I gave it some time to adjust. later on, I have changed its soil to give it a boost and make sure the roots are not dying or any thing but no improvement in its look. Lately I noticed that some of its leaves hanging and getting brownish and the stems feel kind of soft and mushy. I thought may be I am not watering it enough and its due to dryness and I am making sure that the soil doesn`t get too dry now, but still no changes. I have no idea what to do any more. Please help me to save my beautiful plant. Thanks
Please give us a photo. Cold stress, bacterial infection, stem rot, parasite...photo would help diagnosis. Am uneasy about your use of the phrase 'soft and mushy'. Please give us more info as soon as you can. Welcome to the Forum!
PHotos Hi there and thanks for the reply, here are some picture of my plant, I hope they help. By "soft and mushy, stem"; I meant the part that connects leaf to the main stem, started to feel softer than normal and the some of the leaves are droopy and hanging over. Thank you Monir M
That looks like a soil moisture issue to me - either too wet or too dry (the plant will respond almost exactly the same way in either case). What I'd do is repot and check the soil. If it's clumpy and muddy, then it was holding too much water and you need to increase the drainage of the new soil; bark chips like those used for orchids are a good adjuster for that. If it's crumbly, you're not watering enough and the plant is thirsty. If there's any sort of compaction to the soil, it will fell that it's got squashed feet, kind of like when you put on shoes that are too small and then try to walk great distances. For compaction, bark and coir are the answer.
