What's wrong with my plant?

Yellowing leaves are the most common houseplant complaint, and overwatering causes most of them. Here is what it means on the plants people own most.

Crispy brown tips and edges usually mean dry air or something in your tap water, not disease. Here is how to tell which, plant by plant.

A drooping plant is either thirsty or drowning, and the fix for one makes the other worse. Here is how to tell them apart.

Sudden leaf drop is usually shock, a draft, or a watering swing. Here is what makes each plant let go.

Soft, mushy, or foul-smelling growth means rot, and it is the fastest way to lose a houseplant. Here is how to catch it and what to do.

Long bare stems and wide gaps between leaves mean one thing almost every time: the plant is reaching for light.

Curling, rolling, or puckered leaves are usually a water story. Here is what each plant is telling you.

Brown or black spots can be rot, sunburn, or a mineral problem. Where they sit on the leaf is the clue.

When the pattern washes out or reverts to plain green, light is nearly always the reason.

A healthy plant that will not bloom is usually short on light, or waiting on a seasonal trigger it has not had.

Webbing, sticky residue, and tiny moving specks. Here are the pests each plant attracts and how to clear them.