dark green on leaves and who knows what kind of house plant

I bought a house plant about 2 or three weeks ago. It was fine when I bought it. It is now starting to show dark green on the leaves. It's starting on the leaves at bottom of the plant.

Also, does anyone know hat kind of plat this is?

Thanks!

Looks like Philodendron bipinnatifidum or xanadu. Hard to say from that 1 pic/1 leaf why it looks like that. It may have gotten sunburned on the way home? Add one of the whole plant?

Over watering???

It's on several of the leaves toward the bottom. It was not exposed to sun on the way home. Could it be getting to much light? It's not in direct light and 3-4 feet from window.

Over watering you think?

Certainly could use some sun. Here is mine in Powder Springs (20 miles west of Atlanta) getting sun from morning until around 2 PM for the entire summer.

Yes I keep finding mixed opinions on sun. Some say it does well in moderate light while others say it needs bright light.

I've googled darkened leaves on this variety of plant and can't find anything.

Is there a particular condition associated with darken in leaves from the stem outward?

I concur this is Philo. bipinnatifidum or the cv. 'Hope' more than likely.
It is fine with full sun, part sun, or a somewhat shady position. Here, they make a trunk that can stand over six feet tall and take full sun and howling wind.
The blackened areas would tell me there is not enough light, coupled with too much water.
Don't fret. They can come back from worse than that.
As it looses the damaged leaves, it will need even LESS water, and, we have just started the shorter days of fall; I would move it into the window and go quite dry between waterings. Full recovery may not be evident until next spring, but it can recover.



This message was edited Sep 25, 2014 9:08 PM

I am a bit inland from Vestia, and these plants do not do quite so well in full sun here. Bright shade, morning sun is fine. They are often planted on the east or north sides of houses, or under an overhang. Dappled light under a large tree works well.
So any comment about how much sun or shade also needs to take into account how hot it is in the direct sun.

Mine is under a cover that does not allow much more than some direct sun in the morning, but is reasonable bright all day. I do not water it very much at all.

Also, don't forget that any plant must be slowly acclimated to full sun. Any indoor plant that suddenly receives direct sun is likely to burn, so if you do move it to a sunnier location, do it gradually over a few weeks.

Are the leaves turning yellow before they dry out like that, or are there any pale patches on the leaves? Yellowing before drying out often indicates too much water. Pale patches that then dry out are usually sunburn. Overwatering is probably the number one cause of houseplant problems. The peat-based soils most plants are in when purchased hold a lot of water, and don't allow much air to the roots, so they're very susceptible to too much water. Dig your finger about 1/4 of the way down into the soil before you water next time. If that top 1/4 of the soil feels moist, it doesn't need water yet.

I don't have a reply. I have a question about an apostle plant or disciple plant.
It hasn't bloomed yet but seems to be sending babies up from the soil. Is that normal. I read that the baby plantlets are on the flower stem. I was wondering if I need to remove the babies in the soil so the plant will bloom. Thanks for any help.

Orchid, best to start your own thread.