Goldfish plant leaves have black spots - stop caring for it this way

The goldfish plant (Nematanthus gregarius) is very well suited for flower viewing, after all, its flowers look like little goldfish, both lively and lovely and very exquisite. But its leaves are usually numerous and dense, and they stay evergreen all year round. Besides setting off the beauty of the flowers, they are also very pleasing to look at on their own. So when we grow a goldfish plant, besides working toward making it bloom profusely, we also need to keep its leaves in good shape.

The goldfish plant's leaves are thick and emerald green, looking very eye-catching. Especially in summer, they often bring a feeling of coolness, and in winter's cold they bring a feeling of warmth. But once its leaves become abnormal, it will inevitably affect the ornamental effect of the potted plant. And sure enough, a friend ran into the phenomenon of black spots appearing on the leaves. What is going on here?

When black spots grow on the goldfish plant's leaves, the originally clean, glossy green leaf surface naturally looks less attractive. So we need to promptly find the cause and the corresponding solution to deal with it, to avoid the situation becoming more and more serious and causing the potted plant to lose its ornamental value. In fact, black spots on goldfish plant leaves are mainly caused by this reason.

Since the goldfish plant likes a moist growing environment, when the care environment becomes relatively dry, especially when air humidity is low, its leaves will dry out and drop off. For this reason, many growers spray it with water from time to time, which both cleans the leaf surface and maintains moisture.

But after spraying water on the goldfish plant's leaves each time, be sure to place it in a cool, ventilated spot for care. And spraying should not be done by sprinkling, otherwise water droplets linger on the leaf surface and are hard to evaporate quickly, and if strong light hits at this time, it can also easily cause scorching to the leaf surface.

In particular, water droplets on the leaf surface will focus under strong light, thus speeding up the scorching of the leaf beneath the droplet. In this way, some black spots the size of water droplets will be left on the leaf surface. So black spots on goldfish plant leaves are mainly caused by scorching after the leaves are sprayed with water and then exposed to the sun. Similarly, when the goldfish plant is rained on and then exposed to the sun after the rain, a similar situation may occur.

Now that we know the cause of black spots on goldfish plant leaves, we can do a good job of prevention and control. First, when we spray water on the goldfish plant's leaves, we should not use the sprinkling method, but rather the misting method. And after spraying, do not place it under strong light - besides, the goldfish plant itself is not very tolerant of strong light. After misting the goldfish plant, you only need to place it in a cool, ventilated spot with plenty of scattered light for care.