gray mold on Anthurium Andraeanum
Quick answer
If your Anthurium Andraeanum has gray mold, the most likely cause is: Nissen's Indoor Plant Bible names gray mold as one of the diseases of Anthurium andraeanum, and the same source explains that gray mold is a fungus that thrives in cool, damp conditions and tends to infect soft-leaved plants especially when they are overwatered.
Start here:
- 1. Cut off all affected parts of the Anthurium andraeanum and scrape away any infected potting mixture as soon as the fluffy gray mold appears.
- 2. Keep the plant drier and in optimal growing conditions while isolated from other plants, and discard the plant if it is badly infected.
Why Anthurium Andraeanum gets gray mold
anthurium andraeanum
Nissen's Indoor Plant Bible names gray mold as one of the diseases of Anthurium andraeanum, and the same source explains that gray mold is a fungus that thrives in cool, damp conditions and tends to infect soft-leaved plants especially when they are overwatered.
How to reverse gray mold on Anthurium Andraeanum
- 1
Cut off all affected parts of the Anthurium andraeanum and scrape away any infected potting mixture as soon as the fluffy gray mold appears.
- 2
Keep the plant drier and in optimal growing conditions while isolated from other plants, and discard the plant if it is badly infected.
Keep gray mold off this Anthurium Andraeanum
Avoid overwatering Anthurium andraeanum, water regularly with soft water without letting the soil dry out, mist frequently with a hand-spray to maintain high humidity, and keep temperatures warm (tolerating no lower than 59°F (15°C) but preferring higher temperatures) so cool, damp conditions that favor gray mold do not develop.