My gardenia is telling me that the pH is too high, there’s not enough nutrients in the soil, there’s too much water, or there’s root problems. Or at least that’s what google tells me when I search for “yellow leaves gardenia”. I picked two more of those yellow indicators off my gardenia this weekend and it has sent me into a flurry of internet searches to try and figure out what exactly my gardenia is telling me.
A quick search finds the following *short* list of potential issues:
- Low on magnesium
- Low on iron (this sounds like a vitamins list)
- Poor drainage and subsequently
- Overwatering
- Crowding
- Pests
- Soil is too cold
- Low humidity
- Water quality (apparently gardenia’s prefer filtered water)
- Diseases
And finally, it could all just be the “normal aging process” of the gardenia. This would mean my gardenia is telling me nothing. It’s just getting older and I’m pretty sure if I point it out it’ll lose a few more leaves just to spite me.
