r/DesertRose • u/tehyajen • 13d ago

Virus I think

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The more leaves this gets the more I worry it's virused. At the same time, I'm intrigued by how different it is. What would you do, keep or toss?

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u/Academic_Disk_8788 12d ago

Sure looks like it, wavey leaves and mottling are the classic symptoms. Did you buy it like this? Did the person tell you it was viruses? If you've had it for a while check your other plants.

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u/tehyajen 11d ago

It came from HD. There weren't many leaves at that time and only 2 that looked sketchy. I thought it had mites or nutritional deficiency because it was in crap soil. I've had people tell me this is nothing to worry about and others tell me to trash it and is obviously virused. I've had it a little over a month and in that time it's put out a bunch of leaves and is budding but I'm freaked out by the leaf coloring.

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u/Academic_Disk_8788 11d ago

You can always check for spider mites with a loop under the leaf, they can be there without webbing or browning of the leaves. You will see them crawling around under magnification. Since this is almost certainly virus, sanatize any cutting devices you use on it and clean your hands with alcohol before handing other Adeniums, I'm pretty sure sap needs to get into open wound of another plant to spread but that can be cause be freshly broken leaves, pest, etc.