Symptoms: Leaves

The following list provides a number of symptoms which may appear on the leaves of African Violets. Select the one which best describes the symptom you are seeing.

• Leaves - Black Fungus. Leaves have a spotty, black fungus on them (Sooty Mold).
• Leaves - Bleaching, Leaf.
• Leaves - Brittle or Cracked. Leaves are brittle or cracked.
• Leaves - Broken. Leaves are broken.
• Leaves - Bronze on the Underside. Leaves have a bronze appearance on the underside of them.
• Leaves - Brown, Fuzzy Growth. Leaves have a fuzzy gray or brown growth on them.
• Leaves - Brown, Shiny Spots. Leaves have shiny, brown spots on the underside of them. These shiny, brown spots are especially visible between the veins.
• Leaves - Brown Spots. Leaves have brown spots on them.
• Leaves - Burn, Leaf Tip. Leaves darken on the tip. Tips appear brown in color.

• Leaves - Damaged. Leaves are damaged.
• Leaves - Dark Speckles. Leaves have dark speckles on them. These speckles may appear on the either the upper surface or the underside of the leaves.
• Leaves - Darken (Necrosis). Leaves darken. They appear brown or black in color.
• Leaves - Darken in the Crown (Necrosis). Leaves darken mostly in the crown. Other leaves may be affected, but the necrosis appears predominantly in the newer, smaller leaves of the crown.
• Leaves - Darken on the Edge (Necrosis). Leaves darken on the edge. Edges appear brown in color.
• Leaves - Darken on the Tips (Necrosis). Leaves darken on the tip. Tips appear brown in color.
• Leaves - Deformed or Twisted. Leaves appear deformed or twisted.
• Leaves - Deformed or Twisted in the Crown. Leaves in the crown are deformed. Crown may appear tight as these newer, smaller leaves curl up and grow together.
• Leaves - Drop. Leaves drop.
• Leaves - Dry and Shriveled. Leaves appear dry and shriveled.

• Leaves - Fungus, Black. Leaves have a spotty, black fungus on them (Sooty Mold).
• Leaves - Fuzzy Gray or Brown Growth. Leaves have a fuzzy gray or brown growth on them.

• Leaves - Halo-ing. Leaves pale on the edge. Edges appear yellow in color.
• Leaves - Holes. Leaves have holes in them. They may appear to have been eaten.
• Leaves - Honeydew. Leaves have honeydew on them. Honeydew is a sticky, shiny substance excreted by certain insects. It may host Sooty Mold.

• Leaves - Larger on One Side than the Other. Leaf growth is greater on one side of the plant than the other, making the plant appear lopsided.
• Leaves - Leaf Bleaching.
• Leaves - Leaf Scorch.
• Leaves - Leaf Tip Burn. Leaves darken on the tip. Tips appear brown in color.
• Leaves - Leaf Tips Pale. Leaves pale on the tips. Tips appear yellow in color.
• Leaves - Lesions. Leaves have lesions where they rest on the rim of the pot.
• Leaves - Light Gray Powder. Leaves have a light gray powder on them.

• Leaves - Necrosis. Leaves darken. They appear brown or black in color.
• Leaves - No Plant Hairs in the Crown. Newer, smaller leaves in the center (crown) have almost no plant hairs growing from them.

• Leaves - Pale (Chlorosis). Leaves pale. They appear yellow or grayish in color.
• Leaves - Pale between the Veins (Interveinal Chlorosis). Leaves pale between the veins. Affected areas appear yellow in color.
• Leaves - Pale in the Crown (Chlorosis). Leaves pale mostly in the crown. Other leaves may be affected, but the chlorosis appears predominantly in the young leaves of the crown.
• Leaves - Pale on the Edge (Halo-ing). Leaves pale on the edge. Edges appear yellow in color.
• Leaves - Pale on the Tips. Leaves pale on the tips. Tips appear yellow in color.
• Leaves - Pale on Only Parts (Leaf Bleaching). Leaves pale on only parts of them. For instance, an affected leaf is distinctly pale on one part of it, but appears normal on the rest of the leaf.
• Leaves - Plant Hairs, Excessive in the Crown. Newer, smaller leaves in the center (crown) have excessive plant hairs growing from them.
• Leaves - Plant Hairs, None in the Crown. Newer, smaller leaves in the center (crown) have almost no plant hairs growing from them.
• Leaves - Powder, Light Gray. Leaves have a light gray powder on them.

• Leaves - Scarring. Leaves have scarring on the upperside of them.
• Leaves - Scorch, Leaf.
• Leaves - Shiny, Brown Spots. Leaves have shiny, brown spots on the underside of them. These shiny, brown spots are especially visible between the veins.
• Leaves - Shriveled. Leaves appear dry and shriveled.
• Leaves - Silver on the Underside. Leaves have a silvery (or gray) appearance on the underside of them.
• Leaves - Smaller on One Side than the Other. There is less leaf growth on one side of the plant than the other, making the plant appear lopsided.
• Leaves - Smaller Than Normal. Leaves appear smaller than normal.
• Leaves - Smaller Than Normal in the Crown. Leaves appear smaller than normal, especially in the crown.
• Leaves - Sooty Mold. Leaves have Sooty Mold on them.
• Leaves - Speckles, Dark. Leaves have dark speckles on them. These speckles may appear on the either the upper surface or the underside of the leaves.
• Leaves - Specks of White Cotton. Leaves have what looks like white specks of cotton clinging to them.
• Leaves - Spot, Ring. Leaves have Ring Spot on them.
• Leaves - Spots. Leaves have spots on them.
• Leaves - Spots, Brown. Leaves have brown spots on them.
• Leaves - Spots, Brown Shiny. Leaves have shiny, brown spots on the underside of them. These shiny, brown spots are especially visible between the veins.
• Leaves - Spots, Red. Leaves have red spots on them.
• Leaves - Spots, Shiny Brown. Leaves have shiny, brown spots on the underside of them. These shiny, brown spots are especially visible between the veins.
• Leaves - Spots, Water-Soaked. Leaves have soft, oozy, "water-soaked" spots on them. Infected tissue at these spots may drop out of the leaves.
• Leaves - Spots, White. Leaves have white spots on them.
• Leaves - Spots, Yellow. Leaves have yellow spots on them.
• Leaves - Streaks. Leaves have streaks on the underside of them. These streaks may be either silver or bronze in color.
• Leaves - Swell in the Crown. Newer, smaller leaves in the center (crown) appear to be swelling up.

• Leaves - Variegated Leaves Turn Green. Variegated leaves are turning entirely green.

• Leaves - Yellow Spots. Leaves have yellow spots on them.

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