Question
QUESTION:  Hello
   i need your little help ,its regarding our money plant , i am also attaching its photograph so that you can diagnose her problem.i wish you could spend few minutes to help me.

  1. we used to water the pot twice a week ,later we bought a water sprayer two or three weeks back and started spraying the whole plant .
  2. we maintain a temperature of 80 in our AC room
  3. it do not get more light  as much as through a open window ,it is far from the window but not too far
  4. it used to be twice more than, as it is shown in the photograph
  5. i want to know why it is happening to her and how to water her and to take care of her

Thank you very much
Mrs Raj
Namastey


ANSWER: Very sorry but your attachment did not materialize.  Please check the 'Southern Garden' website to confirm we are talking about the same Hardy 'Money Plant' aka 'Honesty' (Lunaria annua to botanists):

http://home.hiwaay.net/~oliver/moneyp.html

This plant may need a dormant period to survive.  It is also somewhat invasive in the Garden, so if this is the plant you  are growing in a pot, back off on the watering and let it dry out between drinks.

Please confirm the plant we are discussing.  Does this look like yours used to look in better days?

Thanks.

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QUESTION: my plant name is Scindapsus aureus
see it in this link
http://www.life.umd.edu/classroom/bsci124/img/Scindapus.JPG
i uploaded my money plant photograph here and it will be easy to see .
http://picasaweb.google.com/pasammail
thank you

Answer
Scandapsus aureus, called 'Golden Pothos' here in the U.S. but also dubbed the 'Money Plant', is an easy plant to grow, my friend.  Unfortunately, it still has some basic needs.

One of them is light.  Your plant is not getting enough of it.  Although these plants do not need the bright mid-day Sun of most flowering plants, they do need enough light for Photosynthesis.  Depriving a plant of light -- which means Sunlight, not the kind of light you have in the living room to read, but more like the kind that you get when you want to get a tan -- is like starving it.  A plant cannot make any energy without Sunlight.  This plant is unfortunately way too far away from a window to get the rays it needs to live.

Watering is a basic technique that many people get wrong.  Stop watering your Scandapsus.  And don't pick up the watering can again until it has dried out.  The roots are severely damaged from being watered too much, too often, for a long period of time.  But they can recover if you are patient and give your plant what it needs.

Many people assume that by fertilizing a plant, they are giving it enough energy that they do not have to worry about Sunlight.  Not true.  Fertilizer is useless without Sunlight.  In fact, some authorities maintain that morning fertilizing is best because plants -- Grass, Perennials, House Plants -- cannot use the fertilizer at night.

In your case, you should NOT fertilize any more until your plant shows signs of recovery.

Move it closer to the window (in stages so you do not burn the leaves) every day until by this time next week you have it right on the window sill.  Do not water again until the soil is almost dry, which should not be for another week; then drench the pot with water, let it drain, and put it back in the sun.  I believe this will save your plant.

Thanks for writing and please keep me posted.