Common Indoor Elephant Ear Plant Problems and How to Solve Them

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The proper fungal leaf blight elephant ear treatment includes (foliar) application of copper fungicide to the plant. Spray the fungicide to the plant. Apply it weekly within rainy weather. Apply it bi-weekly in dry seasons. Don’t do overhead watering so the leaves won’t stay wet.

Excessive Sun

Although elephant ear plant grows in the tropical area, it gets just enough sun. The plant usually grows within the understory of the forest. It means that they have big and tall trees sheltering the plant from the sunlight. Although the plant is claimed to grow in full sun, many gardeners say that it grows well in partial shades. Many people have stated that this plant won’t grow well in full sun setting. If you want the plant to grow well, it should get indirect sunlight or in partial shade.

However, not getting enough sun will also lead to poor growth. The main (and common) indoor elephant ear plant problems is the plant is either getting too much sun or not enough sun. The best thing that you can do is to remove the plant to a new location. Make sure that it gets enough sun, but not directly and partially shaded. The best thing that you can do is to maintain the tuber to stay intact when digging it up. If not, the plant may die in the new location.

Nutrients Lacking

Check whether the leaves start changing colors. If it turns into pale green or even yellow, it likely means that the plant doesn’t get enough vitamin and nutrients. This is one of the most common indoor elephant ear plant problems happening to plants in pots. But it’s also possible that it happens when the plant is grown on the garden. It typically happens when the soil isn’t good or poor.

How to solve it? Fertilize the plant. In general, all purpose fertilizer would be enough, but don’t forget to apply the fertilizer regularly. If you grow your elephant ear indoor or within pots, make sure to apply it once in two weeks. Three weeks is possible, but not more than that. The outdoor plant can be applied once every four weeks – six weeks would be the maximum limit.

Limited Space

The plant needs space to grow well. If you grow it indoor, it’s possible that the pot or the container is too small. How to solve this problem is to relocate it to a bigger pot. Try this and see whether the problem is solved.

All in all, it’s possible to grow elephant ear indoor. But make sure that you meet all the requirements so you don’t have to deal with these common indoor elephant ear plant problems.

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