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Poinsettia Problem Diagnostic Key - Symptoms / Cause

Plant Structure
Leaves
Bracts

Stems

Roots
Insects
Shipping Related Problems
Problems at the Consumer Level
Leaf Edges Yellow and Necrotic
Yellow and Necrotic Leaf Spots
Uniform Yellowing
Leaf Discoloration, Chlorosis
Black Fuzzy Spots on Leaves
Leaf Deformation
Puckering of Leaves
Drooping Leaves
Leaf Loss

 

Lower leaves partially to completely yellow, combined with low light levels and/or tight plant spacing (Spacing)
Electrical conductivity (EC) levels too high (combined with dry substrate)
Substrate (root medium) too dry (Irrigation)
Lower-older leaves: margins with yellowing or burn (Boron toxicity)
Medium to older leaves: necrotic leaf margins, along with interveinal chlorosis (advanced Magnesium deficiency)
Medium to older leaves: yellowing and necrotic margins (Manganese toxicity)
Medium to older leaves: chlorosis of interveinal areas, progressing to necrosis of the leaf margins (Potassium deficiency)
Medium to older leaves: yellow followed by necrosis, plants growing slow and top foliage dark green (Phosphorus deficiency)
Upper mature leaves: yellow, upward rolling and scorching (Molybdenum deficiency)
High rates and frequency of insecticides
Light brown to tan lesion on leaves, developing gray fuzzy mold under humid conditions (Botrytis)

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