Symptom checker
What's wrong with my plant?
These are the symptoms Gulf Coast homeowners call me about most. Each guide covers the likely causes in a Florida home specifically: air conditioning that dries the air out, hard tap water, pots that never drain, and the pests that never get a winter here. Each one tells you honestly when it's fixable at home and when it's worth a visit.
Houseplant problems
The indoor plants I am called out for most often, and what each symptom usually means in an air-conditioned Florida home.
Why is my monstera turning yellow?
Causes & what to do →
Why are my pothos leaves yellowing or curling?
Causes & what to do →
Why is my fiddle-leaf fig dropping leaves?
Causes & what to do →
Does my houseplant have root rot?
Causes & what to do →
Tiny flies around my houseplants: are these fungus gnats?
Causes & what to do →
Why is my calathea or prayer plant crispy?
Causes & what to do →
Why is my snake plant mushy at the base?
Causes & what to do →
Why won’t my phalaenopsis orchid rebloom?
Causes & what to do →
Fine webbing on my houseplants: is it spider mites?
Causes & what to do →
Why does my indoor palm have brown frond tips?
Causes & what to do →
Why do my indoor plants get brown tips in Florida?
Causes & what to do →
What are the white fuzzy spots on my plants?
Causes & what to do →
Florida landscape & storm
I focus on houseplants, but these Gulf Coast landscape questions come up so often that I have answered them here too.
How do I protect my houseplants before and after a hurricane?
Causes & what to do →
Why are my palm fronds turning yellow?
Causes & what to do →
What is killing my queen palm?
Causes & what to do →
Why is my sago palm turning yellow?
Causes & what to do →
Why did my plants die after the storm?
Causes & what to do →
Not sure which of these is yours? The free 2-minute plant diagnosis quiz asks about what you're actually seeing and points you at the most likely cause.
Don't see your symptom? Call and describe it.
A full 2-hour house call is a flat $185, with diagnosis, treatment plan, and written care guide included. Or start with a $65 virtual consult.
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