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Red robin loosing leaves

Hello everyone, I have a small red robin plant, it was doing fine until couple weeks ago - here are some photos

http://imgur.com/a/PHAu2

I'm not sure how to help it, it seems to be dropping leaves like literally even when I look at it... It was outside during the summer but I had to move it indoors as I live in a flat on 5th floor and it is very very windy there! Could that have made it worse?

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  • Hello Paperpheasant and welcome image

    I'm afraid your Red Robin will be very unhappy indoors - it needs to be outside - the atmosphere indoors will be too dry and the light levels too low.  Photinia Red Robin can grow very big - it will be like a small tree - 15ft tall.  I would put it back outside - fix the pot so it can't blow away and hope for the best. 

    If you want to grow plants on your balcony tell us a bit more about it, and perhaps we can make some suggestions of plants that will be happy there so you don't have to take them indoors. image

    Sorry, but I couldn't access the photos.  You can upload photos by clicking on the green tree icon on the toolbar above where you type your post and following the instructions.  Sometimes it takes a while so be patient image


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  • Thanks Jo image

    That does look very sad image


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  • I will move it back outside then! Sorry I didn't see any upload button as I was posting from my phone image will remember for next time. Do you think it is solely fault of plant being indoors or it is like an infection or something? I have noticed it was ok just like two - three weeks ago... It was growing new leaves! Okay I admit that I have used some anti aphids spray, more as a preventative measure as I have noticed there were aphids on the plants just around it, and they all are in close proximity....could that have caused the damage?
  • The spray might have affected new growth which is quite tender.  There's usually no need to spray for aphids at this time of year as they don't survive cold weather.  I don't use insecticides for aphids - I just brush them off with my fingers, or wash them off with a jet of water.  I don't like using insecticides as they don't discriminate between good and bad insects, and we need all the good ones we can get (bees, ladybirds etc).

    But,most outdoor plants don't like being indoors - they really really don't like it . 

    Most successful indoor plants come from tropical or arid regions where they are used to higher temperatures and quite different conditions. 

    Also over-watering can cause leaves/shoots to blacken and die - it's highly unlikely that your plant will need watering if it's outside this winter unless it's in a very sunny spot.  Only water when the soil an inch below the surface is bone dry.

    Good luck image


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  • I didn't know! I'm a very inexperienced gardener I must say, I just get plants and hope for the best. I have moved it outside, I hope it will be okay! I have secured the pot with some paving blocks so it doesn't get blown away. 

    Yes, I'm in the UK - Birmingham to be precise. My balcony doesn't get overly sunny to be fair, neither is my room, I had to take all plants away because it was too dark for them...

    Thank you for the advice, I will report on the progress image

  • My iphone's compass says 218' South West, are there any indoor plants that would be happy in let's say...part shade?

  • hahahaha yes! I was thinking now about my room haha image

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