What should I do if the leaves of Anthurium are soft?
The sudden softness and drooping of Anthurium leaves is a common maintenance problem, and this phenomenon often indicates that the plant is suffering from environmental stress. As a typical tropical leaf-viewing plant, its leaf condition can intuitively reflect conservation issues. This article will systematically analyze the four core incentives and provide highly operable solutions to help you quickly restore plant vitality. Four major inducements of Anthurium andraeanum leaves are analyzed. Violent temperature fluctuations cause stress. When the environmental temperature breaks through the warning line of 35 ° C or falls below the critical value of 10 ° C, Anthurium andraeanum will activate its self-protection mechanism. High temperature accelerates transpiration and leads to water loss, while low temperature inhibits root water absorption. Under the dual effect, leaf cells shrink due to water loss and appear soft and droop. Imbalance of air humidity interferes with metabolism. The humidity of the original environment of Anthurium is above 70% all year round. When the humidity of the cultivation environment is below 50%, the opening and closing of stomata is disturbed, resulting in abnormal transpiration rate. Especially in air-conditioned rooms or heating seasons, dry air will accelerate the evaporation of moisture on leaf surfaces and form wilting. Inappropriate light intensity causes burns. Direct light exceeding 30000 lux will destroy the chloroplast structure, and burn spots appear on the surface of the leaves and gradually soften and droop. However, long-term low light environment below 5000 lux will also cause leaf yellowing and wilting. Mismanagement of water and fertilizer, damage to roots, frequent irrigation leads to long-term accumulation of water in the substrate, which will cause hypoxia and rot in the roots; while the accumulation of salt caused by excessive fertilization will burn and absorb the roots. The damaged root system cannot transport water normally, which is ultimately reflected in wilting of aboveground leaves. Full strategy for rejuvenating anthurium flowers. Precise temperature control plan uses three layers of protection in summer: ① sunshade net filters 50% light ② leaf spray in the morning and evening to cool down ③ Set up water curtains or humidifiers. Key points of winter maintenance: Use a constant temperature mat to keep the soil above 15 ℃, and put an insulation bag to prevent cold at night. Intelligent humidification techniques Configure humidity monitors to control data in real time, and adopt combined humidification methods: ① Set water storage trays at the bottom of the basin; ② Group cultivation to increase the humidity of the micro-environment; ③ Spray humidification in the morning and evening (pay attention to avoid low-temperature periods). Scientific water and fertilizer management implements the "three-look" watering method: look at the substrate (the surface layer is 2cm dry), look at the weather (more watering on sunny days/less watering on cloudy days), and look at the seasons (3 days in spring and autumn/2 days in summer/7 days in winter). Fertilization adheres to the principle of "two points": apply thinly in different times during the growing season (1500 times liquid fertilizer once every half month), and stop fertilization in stages during the dormant period.
By systematically regulating the four major factors of temperature, humidity, light, water and fertilizer, and combining with daily observation of changes in leaf standing, the Anthurium flowers can usually be restored to their straight and straight state in 2 - 3 weeks. It is recommended to conduct systematic inspections every month and establish a maintenance log to record environmental parameters to achieve precise maintenance management.