There's only one reason why peacock arrowroot leaves in your house are always curled up and withered.

Peacock taro is a very popular foliage plant in all parts of the world, it is very suitable for indoor potted plant conservation, some beautiful leaves, its leaves are very broad, the markings on the leaves are like peacock feathers, and they are very easy to maintain. as long as you keep the warm and humid environment all the year round, you can raise the peacock taro well even in a room without sunshine.

If you give the peacock taro proper sunlight, it can also produce exquisite flowers. Peacock bamboo taro is picky about the growing environment, and the most important thing is moisture, including indoor environmental humidity and soil moisture.

1. Growth environment

Peacock taro likes to scatter light properly and keep the light bright. If exposed to direct light or sunlight, it is easy to cause sunburn of peacock taro leaves. It is best to put it on the east-facing windowsill with appropriate scattered light, and keep it in a place with bright indoor light, but avoid excessive shading.

2. Pay attention to moisture

Peacock taro needs as much water as possible throughout the growing period, especially when it is dry indoors in winter, the company should often spray water around to maintain air humidity, or directly open a humidifier to control humidity. Of course, you can also put some pebbles on the tray to add a little water, you can put the potted peacock taro on the pebbles, which is also conducive to increasing air humidity.

Although it is necessary to increase air humidity in winter, it is necessary to avoid excessive watering. After the temperature decreases, watering should be properly controlled to avoid excessive soil moisture, especially not draught, otherwise it is easy to promote fungal infection and leaves are prone to long spots.

3. Soil selection

The soil for the cultivation of peacock bamboo taro must have good drainage to avoid stagnant water in the soil. Peacock bamboo taro likes water very much, but it is also afraid of stagnant water in the root system. The flowerpot for cultivating peacock bamboo taro should also have larger drainage holes, and a few pieces of broken tiles can be placed at the bottom of the pot. avoid poor drainage.

4. Curing temperature

As a tropical foliage plant, peacock taro must maintain a warm and humid environment all the year round. In addition to maintaining air humidity, we should also pay attention to the cold resistance of plants. The cold resistance of peacock taro is very poor, so remember to avoid frostbite. The lowest curing temperature is above 10 degrees, and the best maintenance temperature is 15-25 degrees.

5. Why are the leaves of peacocks and taros spotted?

Peacock taro leaves have leaf spots, usually the soil is too wet, in the growing season, peacock taro likes to keep the basin soil moist, but if excessive moisture is easy to cause fungal diseases, usually the leaves are long spots, brown or brown spots grow at first, with the passage of time, will slowly form patches.

The treatment method is very simple, it is necessary to dry the soil as soon as possible to avoid stagnant water and excessive moisture, the water on the tray should be poured out in time, the diseased leaves that are too serious should be cut off in time, and some methyl topiramate or chlorothalonil should be poured properly to thoroughly eliminate fungal diseases.

6. Why do the leaves of peacock bamboo taro droop and curl up

When the night is completely dark, the leaves of the peacock taro will curl up. This is the dormancy of the plant. Don't worry, its leaves will slowly stretch out when the light is restored. If it is found that the leaves of peacock taro are drooping, and even some leaves appear with black-gray water stains, it is very likely that it is due to too much watering and freezing, resulting in black rot of the leaves. At this time, the diseased leaves of black rot should be removed in time. Move the pot plant to a place between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius.

Some friends will find that the peacock bamboo taro leaves at home are red, and there are even cobwebs, which is likely to be infected with red spiders, generally in a closed environment or dry air, easily infected with red spiders.