1/22/2024 0 Comments Flamingo plant turning yellow![]() High levels of fluoride in the water your feeding your plants can kill the plant’s tissue, the dead spots of which appear brown or yellow. Normal levels of fluoride won’t affect plants, but by giving them too much, you can induce fluoride toxicity. Okay, but if fluoride is in tap water anyway, then surely it’s okay for your lucky bamboo and other houseplants, right? Again, it’s the same story as with chlorine. This mineral also appears in our teeth and bones, which explains why you see fluoride so much at the dentist’s office and in products such as tooth varnish, mouthwash, and toothpaste. The stems may wilt too.īesides just chlorine, your local water supply also contains fluoride, as it’s naturally in water and soil. Like anything in this world, there can be too much of a good thing.īy overexposing your lucky bamboo plant to chlorine, its leaves may look burnt (chlorine is a chemical, after all) or yellowed. The Environmental Protection Agency or EPA says it’s safe for us people to drink some chlorinated tap water, but you worry about your lucky bamboo.Ĭhlorine in small enough quantities can benefit plants, encouraging them to photosynthesize. Chlorine serves a similar purpose when added to the public water system. You know, like what you pour in swimming pools to clean them. These contaminants include uranium, herbicides, pesticides, lead, iron, copper, arsenic, and aluminum, to name a few.Īnother chemical in most tap water is chlorine. ![]() Watering Your Lucky Bamboo with Over Chlorinated or Fluoridated Tap Waterĭo you drink tap water? If I had to guess, probably not.Īfter all, tap water can contain all sorts of contaminants you don’t want in your body or that of your family’s. Although the lucky bamboo plant has the reputation of being quite durable, making the following care mistakes can affect its coloration. Okay, so now you’re more familiar with your lucky bamboo, but you’re still confounded why its leaves and stems are yellowing. Either way, your lucky bamboo will be fine. Lucky bamboo, is known for thriving in soil or water. If your lucky bamboo came to you potted, you can leave it in a pot or switch it to a bowl that you fill with water. Receiving a lucky bamboo as a gift is an incredibly kind gesture since the plant is supposed to represent prosperity, blessings, and a good life ahead. Some people call it the Goddess of Mercy’s plant, the Chinese water bamboo, or the curly bamboo, but it’s all the same thing. Unlike real bamboo, the lucky bamboo has fleshy stems, not woody ones. It’s an Asparagaceae family member known as the Dracaena sanderiana. The first thing about a lucky bamboo that you must know is that it’s not truly bamboo. That’s why I thought I’d start with a brief introduction. ![]() The lucky bamboo is a semi-frequent topic here on the indoorplantsforbeginners blog, but assuming you’re brand-new to this plant and to our blog, you’ll want to know what you’re dealing with. First, a Quick Rundown of the Lucky Bamboo I’ll also discuss whether plant yellowing is a sign that your lucky bamboo is dying. In this article, I’ll go through each cause of lucky bamboo yellowing one by one, as it’s easy to make some of these mistakes.
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