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senecio angel wing

abbiedavey1997abbiedavey1997 Posts: 1
edited October 2020 in Problem solving
Hi everyone,

I absolutely love my Angel Wing, but recently I have noticed its leaves are loosing there beautiful soft white.

I am hoping someone can help me figure out what is happening to my gorgeous plant.

It is planted in well drained soil and in the sunniest place in our garden (I am from Manchester so more rain that sun here.) I have (since taking the picture) removed the leaves with holes and brown on them.

Please help :)

Abbie


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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I haven't grown it myself, but it looks like the kind of plant that would hate damp or wet conditions. Maybe that's the problem.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    I wonder if it's had water sitting on the leaves when it's been sunny?  Or... do you have a child who loves rubbing the leaves??

    They are hardy down to minus 5, so if we get a cold winter it may not survive - though you could pot it up and keep it indoors over winter as a houseplant, perhaps.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • Joy*Joy* Posts: 571
    Snails! They are often hard to find but they hide in the new growth in the centre of the plant. As to over wintering,  I bought my first plant in autumn and couldn't face leaving it outside. It got a bit leggy and I broke 3 leaves off by accident. The leaves were put in water, (too nice to throw away) and grew lots of roots. They made lovely plants once potted up. I lopped the top of the main plant, potted it and it is now huge. The bottom soon grew side shoots and became an even bigger specimen. There was no way they could go indoors last winter and are now even bigger. They are like triffids! I've given several away. I think that the trick is to remove old leaves when they go like cardboard so that they can't go soggy and rot. All of mine are in pots.
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