I have a number of house plants. Some have some damaged leaves. I am curious, but will damaged leaves actually repair themselves or stay damaged. I have a palm with a number of brown leaves, some curled, and some ripped. I have a dieffenbachia with a half missing leaf and one that is broken open in the center so the leaf is wilted in half.
Will these leaves actually heal themselves?
2006-09-08 14:43:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
No, the plant will reabsorb all the nutrients it stores in them, drop that leaf, and grow new ones.
A torn leaf can lead to insect infesation, or risk the health of the plant. So they drop the leaves and grow new.
2006-09-08 14:50:36 · answer #1 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do not repair the damage, or "heal" in terms that we use for the human body. They can form a crusty "scab" like covering with sap, but the leaf will not be whole and undamaged again.
2006-09-08 22:10:12 · answer #2 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah..photosynthesis they feed themeselves and they grow..but you have to do your part by watering them and giving them enough sunlight and food :)
2006-09-08 21:48:52 · answer #3 · answered by Besch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if they are infected then s'ld take some care
2006-09-10 01:16:17 · answer #4 · answered by Profe....llikr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEVER!!!!!!
2006-09-11 09:09:04 · answer #5 · answered by gabriela b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋