root rot on Aglaonema Pictum Tricolor
Quick answer
If your Aglaonema Pictum Tricolor has root rot, the most likely cause is: Aglaonema pictum 'Tricolor' wants a substrate that is just damp and allowed to dry between waterings, so any prolonged saturation of its bark-chips-or-sphagnum mix around the roots is enough to trigger root rot; the roots turn black, feel mushy, and give off a distinctive smell, and the foliage then becomes flaccid or turns black or brown as the rotten roots stop delivering water.
Start here:
- 1. Remove the plant from its pot, rinse the rootball, and cut away every rotten root with a sharp blade or scissors, slicing roughly 2 cm above where the rot ends so any further spread is removed with the affected tissue.
- 2. Repot the cleaned plant into a smaller pot with a free-draining mix such as bark chips or sphagnum moss, water through, and let excess water drain fully before returning the pot to its growing position.
Why Aglaonema Pictum Tricolor gets root rot
aglaonema pictum tricolor
Aglaonema pictum 'Tricolor' wants a substrate that is just damp and allowed to dry between waterings, so any prolonged saturation of its bark-chips-or-sphagnum mix around the roots is enough to trigger root rot; the roots turn black, feel mushy, and give off a distinctive smell, and the foliage then becomes flaccid or turns black or brown as the rotten roots stop delivering water.
How to reverse root rot on Aglaonema Pictum Tricolor
- 1
Remove the plant from its pot, rinse the rootball, and cut away every rotten root with a sharp blade or scissors, slicing roughly 2 cm above where the rot ends so any further spread is removed with the affected tissue.
- 2
Repot the cleaned plant into a smaller pot with a free-draining mix such as bark chips or sphagnum moss, water through, and let excess water drain fully before returning the pot to its growing position.
Keep root rot off this Aglaonema Pictum Tricolor
Keep Aglaonema pictum 'Tricolor' on its 'just damp, dry between waterings' rhythm, water only when the substrate has begun to dry, let every drop of water drain right through the pot, and place it where it gets enough light to keep photosynthesizing so it actually uses the water you give it.