Clerodendrum thomsoniae - need help ID DISEASE!

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vipalpinetours Sautee Nacoochee, GA Apr 19, 2008

help! my bleeding heart is dying! the leaves curl under and turn light green as well, and some turn bright yellow. i do not know what it is, the leaves curling bothers me the most, and i dont want it to die! any ideas? thanks!

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DaleTheGardener Tampa, FL(Zone 10a) Apr 20, 2008

Have you repotted it recently? Container plants need to have new soil every couple years. Also over watering, soil pests and diseases can cause decline. Hope you can figure it out. You might want to take it to a local friendly garden shop, they may have advice. Your kind of problem is not easy to solve online, you need someone who knows how to garden to see the plant and then you will get a solution.

We are lucky here in this part of Florida, we can plant them in the ground. I saw this beauty when I was driving around>

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Apr 23, 2008

looks like either a soil deficiency or has it been accidentally sprayed buy weed killer,
Yellowing as stated is caused by a lot of different problems and you need to take the plant out of the pot gently, by turning the pot upside down and spread out your fingers around the upside down stem/soil to support the plant, then gently tap the pot edge on a table top to loosen the plant, once out of the pot, look at the roots to see if either the soil or roots are too wet, roots should be healthy looking, if the soil is full of roots then you need to put the plant in a slightly larger pot, but also look out for fungus, insects etc, if your happy it is not a root problem, put the plant gently back into the pot and start to closely examine the foliage/leaves etc, also have you moved the plant into a different area, id it too close to a window where direct sun is magnified through the glass as this can cause the foliage to dehydrate and cause the leaves to curl up, have you over fed the plant or does it need feeding, these are all the things you need to consider while trying to trace the problem as said before, it could be any one of those things, how long have you had the plant, was it healthy when you bought it, new plants sometimes suffer from shock for a week or so when moved from shop to new area a central heating also affects the plants till they get used to the new home site. so try all these suggestions first. Good luck, WeeNel.

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