brown tips on Anthurium Sp Delta Force
Quick answer
If your Anthurium Sp Delta Force has brown tips, the most likely cause is: Crisp brown leaf tips and edges are a classic anthurium signal that the surrounding air is too dry for a tropical understory aroid, and they get worse when the plant is irrigated with hard tap water because the calcium, fluoride and chlorine build up in the leaf margins faster than the plant can flush them out, leaving the necrotic rim that growers mistake for sunburn.
Start here:
- 1. Switch to watering with soft water, rainwater, or filtered water at room temperature so mineral salts stop accumulating in the leaf margins, and let the top two inches of medium dry between waterings rather than keeping the soil constantly wet.
- 2. Raise the humidity around the plant by grouping it with other tropicals, setting it on a pebble tray with water, or running a small humidifier nearby so the leaf edges stop desiccating between waterings.
Why Anthurium Sp Delta Force gets brown tips
anthurium sp delta force
Crisp brown leaf tips and edges are a classic anthurium signal that the surrounding air is too dry for a tropical understory aroid, and they get worse when the plant is irrigated with hard tap water because the calcium, fluoride and chlorine build up in the leaf margins faster than the plant can flush them out, leaving the necrotic rim that growers mistake for sunburn.
How to reverse brown tips on Anthurium Sp Delta Force
- 1
Switch to watering with soft water, rainwater, or filtered water at room temperature so mineral salts stop accumulating in the leaf margins, and let the top two inches of medium dry between waterings rather than keeping the soil constantly wet.
- 2
Raise the humidity around the plant by grouping it with other tropicals, setting it on a pebble tray with water, or running a small humidifier nearby so the leaf edges stop desiccating between waterings.
Keep brown tips off this Anthurium Sp Delta Force
Keep the anthurium in bright indirect light in a warm, draft-free room, water consistently with soft water only when the top of the medium begins to dry, and maintain ambient humidity so the leaf tips stay supple and green.