Yellow leaves and black spots in Nelumbo Nucifera (Water Lotus)

[Gadicarvil]

Hi, i am a total newbie in plants and even more in aquatic plants, i have a 20 days old Nelumbo nucifera plants and the last 2 leaves came with a yellow color and one of them has a lot of black spots, what is causing this, and what should i do?

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome!

Have you tried an internet search?

Scroll down to some of the answers/comments.....there are a few there that address black spots.

Lotus leaves

This is the first time I grew a lotus and the plants below were grown from seeds about 2.5 months ago. They are currently in a couple of tubs. Over the past few weeks, the edges of the leaves have been drying out. Is this natural? Is it from the South Florida sun or do I need to fertilize more...

www.houzz.com

 

[Gadicarvil]

Hello and welcome!

Have you tried an internet search?

Scroll down to some of the answers/comments.....there are a few there that address black spots.

Lotus leaves

This is the first time I grew a lotus and the plants below were grown from seeds about 2.5 months ago. They are currently in a couple of tubs. Over the past few weeks, the edges of the leaves have been drying out. Is this natural? Is it from the South Florida sun or do I need to fertilize more...

www.houzz.com

Yes, i looked in the internet for some answers and it talks about the black spot fungus but i wanted to post this to see if that is the problem or what can i do, also why my other small leaf is yellow

 

[j.w]

and welcome @Gadicarvil

 

[EhabShahid]

Hii @Gadicarvil I have similar problem in my lotus plant...does your problem solved?
Can you suggest me some tips to overcome this problem.

 

[GBBUDD]

Looks like the leaf is simply past its prime and is dieing. If you had numbered them as they grew i'd bet that leaf every time would have been leaf 1

 

[EhabShahid]

@GBBUDD no my plant have similar problem and the leaf having spots is the newest one.

 

[GBBUDD]

too much shade?

 

[EhabShahid]

@GBBUDD Idk...what is the ideal sunlight duration for Lotus? Plz tell me as I am new to Lotus. And what duration of sunlight is considered too much shady for lotus??

 

[GBBUDD]

not an expert on lotus myself but i do know every supplier has them in full sun and look pretty healthy

 

[EhabShahid]

not an expert on lotus myself but i do know every supplier has them in full sun and look pretty healthy

Ohh..no problem thanks for advice.

 

[mrsclem]

If it is a young plant and has no areal leaves, it could be fertilizer burn.

 

[j.w]

@EhabShahid

 

[EhabShahid]

If it is a young plant and has no areal leaves, it could be fertilizer burn.

Yes it is a young plant grown from seeds, but I haven't fertilized it yet, however I mixed a small quantity of fully decomposed cow dung manure in the soil mix, as it is suggested by many lotus gardeners here in India.

 

[dinm]

Yes it is a young plant grown from seeds, but I haven't fertilized it yet, however I mixed a small quantity of fully decomposed cow dung manure in the soil mix, as it is suggested by many lotus gardeners here in India.

well that is fertilizer, but it could be something else