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Pachypodium spp.
Growing calendar
Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.
Guides
- Where to Grow Pachypodium and How to Overwinter It: Bright and Dry in Summer, Indoors and Resting in Winter
- Watering Pachypodium: Soak When Dry in the Growing Season, Keep It Dry Through Winter Dormancy
- Repotting Pachypodium: Every Two to Three Years in Spring, in a Fast Draining Mix
- Pachypodium Through the Year: A Season by Season Care Schedule
- Pachypodium Pests and Problems: Root Rot, Soft Rot, Scale, Mites and Cold Damage
- Propagating Pachypodium: Grow From Seed in Early Summer, or Root Cuttings of Branching Species
Common problems
Start from what you can see on the plant.
Pests and diseases (5)
Problems recorded for this plant, most serious first.
Waterlogging Root Decay
MajorDisorder
The plant wilts even though the soil never dries, and the lower leaves yellow. Pull it up and the roots have turned brown to black with a distinctive rotten smell.
Scale Insects
CommonPest
Small white or brown shell-like insects dot the shoots and leaves. The plant loses vigor and honeydew-fed sooty mold blackens the shoots and foliage.
Bacterial Soft Rot
CommonDisease
The crown or the head becomes water-soaked and soft, then collapses into a slimy mush. The rotting tissue gives off a distinctive foul odor.
Aphids
OccasionalPest
Small green or black insects cluster on shoot tips and leaf undersides, crinkling the leaves and stopping growth. The honeydew they excrete supports sooty mold that blackens the foliage.
Spider Mites
OccasionalPest
Fine white stippling spreads across the upper leaf surface, and the leaf eventually whitens and dies back. In heavy infestations fine webbing appears on leaf undersides and shoot tips.
