Calea zacatechichi leaves are going red then getting holes.

[simon_marklar]

Its like they are being cooked, but they are in a very shady place after i noticed that they are getting 'crispy', does anyone know what might be the cause?

thanks

%simon

[gomaos]

It's quite normal for calea to get red or purplish leaves, especially around the tips...

but holes?

Maybe grasshoppers? Snails?

[Fractalhead]

This happened to my Caleas around the same time last year year and I freaked out thinking they were being devastated by some kind of pest. All my plants were eventually reduced to brown sticks. Lucky I didn't throw them out because they came back vigorously in spring. Now they're starting to drop leaves again.

[simon_marklar]

well, it seems to of not only fixed itself but also its gorwing like mad now!

thanks for your help, made me not dig the lil' thing up =)

%simon

[cactuslizardmagick]

i lost two plants like this recently, luckily i only threw the first (mother) out.

simon, what changed in the conditions to spark recovery do you think?

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[planthelper]

fertilizer burn?

sounds like you described burned leaf symtoms,

"than" grows like mad...

you proly over fertilized.

[theobromos]

Not enough water? They do love soaking their roots.