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sirdoofus · 08-12-2023, 10:07 PM

Maybe I missed it, but any chance you could post a pic of the entire plant in one frame?

You mentioned over watering. Certainly looks to me like that could be the case. Its possible they could be contaminated with something, but if its fungal, that often just means too much water, and unfortunately, being in pots by no means immunizes them from that problem.

Unless you are really certain you aren't giving them too much water, I would suggest for now keeping them in a relatively protected position that gets maybe a couple hours of morning sun, then dappled light/shade the rest of the day. If you don't have one, get a moisture meter long enough to reach the bottom of the pot, they are inexpensive depending on how deep your pot is. Withhold water until they are just lightly moist at the bottom of the pot, then give them a good watering...rinse and repeat.

Of course you want to make doubly sure your medium has good aeration/drainage. If you have to re-pot it, do so.... and no fertilizer until it recovers.

I had a similar looking problem with my potted maurelii and the above procedure seemed to fix the issue. It is now happily living and growing in full sun until about 2-3pm.

Good luck and keep us posted.

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