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I am noticing some browning on the edges of the leaves. What would you do? (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by RoseJasmin@lemmy.ca to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

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I think that it is this plant, but I'm not sure.

https://leafy-life.com/how-to-care-for-ficus-elastica/

We are located in Vancouver, British Columbia.

I have attached more photos below.

The following photos were taken a few weeks ago.

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[–] HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The care instructions linked included:

Light: A nice brightly lit spot is ideal, without direct sunlight

I see the plant is next to blinds on a window, is direct sunlight coming in and landing on the leaves?

That would 'burn' the leaves and make them go brown I believe.

[–] RoseJasmin@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

No, it doesn't get any direct sunlight. I was worried it wasn't getting enough light in that spot, but I haven't moved it yet

[–] RecitalMatchbox@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Make sure you don't have thrips on the bottom side of the leaves. They can cause browning.

[–] RoseJasmin@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

I checked for them and I did not see any. Thank you