Good morning,
I have had this plant of Pachira Acquatica for about three years and she's always been doing ok, but in the past few months she keeps having problems to the leaves, although the manifestations are different so I cannot pinpoint a main cause-effect. I notice three main problems (at the same time, see pics that were all taken today):
1) Some leaves don't grow fully (they remain quite thin and light green), and their tips grow brown and crunchy;
2) Others show yellow/brownish spots that grow to cover the whole leaf, and then weaken and fall;
3) Others yet have tiny white dots all over them (bites?), and on the under-leaf some signs of a sticky transparent substance.
I am a bit lost in what to do because I have read that these issues could be due to too much water or too little, sunburns, or to pests (aphids, red spider mites).
The plant is in a bright spot with no direct sunlight. I repotted it last year in a bigger pot with general soil for indoor plants. Now it sits on top of a saucer with clay balls in it to keep the soil from being in water. I water it regularly (about once a week, and in any case when the soil is dry below about 2 cm from the top). I add some fertilizer for green leaves about once a month. And I have sprayed the leaves with soapy water at times, when I thought it could be pests, but then I stopped because it didn't seem to solve the problem.
Any suggestions on how to make her feel and look better?? She is otherwise growing and putting new leaves, but I would love for her to be healthier and not lose her older leaves.
Thank you so much.
