What to do if the leaves of evergreen turn yellow

Dieffenbachia is a green foliage plant that people like to grow at home, but many people find that the leaves of Dieffenbachia always turn yellow during the cultivation process. What can we do? There are many reasons for the yellowing of Dieffenbachia leaves, and the treatment methods are different for different reasons. The following editor will analyze them in detail for you.

1. Timely pruning

During the cultivation process of the evergreen plant, if the leaves at the bottom turn yellow due to normal aging, it is a normal metabolic phenomenon. You can cut off all the yellow, diseased and old leaves at the bottom in time. This will not affect its normal growth, but will make the evergreen plant grow more vigorously.

2. Water appropriately

Evergreen is a plant with fleshy roots. It is afraid of waterlogging. It must be watered appropriately during normal cultivation. If it is watered too much, the leaves of the evergreen will turn yellow. The best way to deal with it is to keep ventilation and reduce water supply. After a few days, when the yellow leaves fall off, the other leaves will no longer turn yellow.

3. Timely shading

Many people find that the leaves of their evergreen plants turn yellow, which is caused by excessive sunlight. Since evergreen plant likes semi-shady environment, it avoids direct sunlight, especially in summer. Evergreen plants must not be placed in the sun to receive strong light, otherwise their leaves will be burned and turn yellow. The best way to deal with this is to provide necessary shading.

4. Adjust the temperature

Sometimes the temperature is not suitable, which is also the main reason for the yellowing of the leaves of the evergreen. The best way to deal with this is to move it to an environment with suitable temperature. The evergreen plant grows most vigorously in an environment of 15 to 18 degrees, and its placement temperature cannot be lower than five degrees, otherwise it will cause the leaves to turn yellow.