How do you know your houseplant is sick? You can test the ground to see if it’s too dry or too wet, or you can search online, even if you often find conflicting information. Now there’s a new way to tell if your houseplant needs help – examining the color of your leaves and matching that color to a whole new color chart!
The color chart in question was developed to help plant parents diagnose common problems in seven of the best indoor plants that many have indoors. It’s a genius idea that pays homage to the Pantone color chart – and is called, very appropriately, the Plantones.
The plant experts at Patch Plants developed Plantones in response to the plethora of information on the internet that hurts more than it helps. “And although most houseplants suffer from a fairly narrow range of problems, often related to incorrect watering or inadequate temperature and/or light levels, the way in which different plants display their distress varies from plant to plant.” Experts explain.
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Visitors to the Plantones page can quickly and easily diagnose what is wrong with their plant based on the appearance of the leaves. Each color chart has a photo of a healthy plant, followed by photos of the same type of plant under various forms of suffering, ranging from excessive irrigation to pest problems.
Charts take the guesswork out of questions like “why does my Peace lily is turning yellow? The photos also make it easy to distinguish between plants that have been over-watered and those being grown under inadequate light conditions – two common plant diseases that are often difficult to distinguish.
Developed by Doctor Patch Plant, Richard Cheshire, the graphics are fun to look at and easy to follow. So far, there are charts for Aloe Vera, Peace Lily, Adam’s Rib, Devil’s Ivy, Elegant Camedorea, St. George’s Sword, and American Fern. A good selection of popular plants, although hopefully other common houseplants can be added as well.
*Via gardeningetc