Bird of paradise - solution?

[Jim94]

Hello, 

lately I’ve been having some growing problems with my bird of paradise nicolai, that until now has been growing perfectly. Unfortunately it has been slowly developing brown rips/holes in the leaves, the leave tips are turning yellow/brown and the new leaves are malformed. It is in a self watering pot, so it could be getting too much water and I also live in Germany and the winter is fast approaching, maybe it’s also too cold? Or could be some fungus or infestation? I can’t seem to figure out how to treat it. Does anyone happen to have a solution to this problem? Any help would be amazing!

thank you!

Jamie

[Darold Petty]

I don't have advice, but Welcome to Palmtalk !  

[Rivera]

How cold is cold? Best kept above freezing temps, but can recover if it gets a chance to warm up. 

[Jim94]

19 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

I don't have advice, but Welcome to Palmtalk !  

Thank you

 

[Jim94]

9 hours ago, Rivera said:

How cold is cold? Best kept above freezing temps, but can recover if it gets a chance to warm up. 

It's never below 16 Celsius in my apartment

[Rivera]

5 hours ago, Jim94 said:

It's never below 16 Celsius in my apartment

That's no problem at all.

These don't need a lot of water indoors. If you're able to lift the root mass out of the self-watering pot you can check to see if the medium is too soggy. 

If it's slimy or smelly in there, that's a clear indication of rot, from which it can recover if allowed to dry out.

These naturally grow in coastal sand forests of SA and Mozambique that drain water quickly, often along watercourses that occasionally run dry. So they don't mind being inundated with water as long as they get the opportunity to dry out from time to time. 

I've never used a self-watering container. Ideally, this plant is in a gritty mix and the top few inches feel dry between waterings. Just put it in a different pot if it's staying too wet. It's a tough plant, it'll be fine.

This is a common outdoor plant here in San Francisco. Here's a photo of my neighbor's, purchased as a houseplant a decade or so ago and later planted in the backyard.

[Jim94]

5 hours ago, Rivera said:

That's no problem at all.

These don't need a lot of water indoors. If you're able to lift the root mass out of the self-watering pot you can check to see if the medium is too soggy. 

If it's slimy or smelly in there, that's a clear indication of rot, from which it can recover if allowed to dry out.

These naturally grow in coastal sand forests of SA and Mozambique that drain water quickly, often along watercourses that occasionally run dry. So they don't mind being inundated with water as long as they get the opportunity to dry out from time to time. 

I've never used a self-watering container. Ideally, this plant is in a gritty mix and the top few inches feel dry between waterings. Just put it in a different pot if it's staying too wet. It's a tough plant, it'll be fine.

This is a common outdoor plant here in San Francisco. Here's a photo of my neighbor's, purchased as a houseplant a decade or so ago and later planted in the backyard.

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!