Chocolate Soldier Plant Care

Chocolate Soldier Plants naturally develop some brown leaves as they age, it’s natural! Remove them once you notice it starting to dry up to encourage your plant to use the energy on producing new leaves.

If leaves are frequently drying and turning brown out then your Chocolate Soldier Plant might need a little bit more water. Be very gradual in increasing either the frequency that you water your plant, or the amount each time as too much water can cause a whole range of issues beyond the initial brown leaves.

If the leaves on your Chocolate Soldier Plant are brown and soft then overwatering may also be the cause. In this case replace the potting mix and cut back on your watering to avoid further brown leaves in future.

If you water directly onto the leaves of your Chocolate Soldier Plant then they may begin to rot. You want to avoid getting the leaves wet when you water.

Yellow leaves on Chocolate Soldier Plants can indicate overwatering. These plants don’t need as much water as other houseplants and are sensitive to root rot. Replace the soil if still moist to avoid any further damage to the plant.

Your Chocolate Soldier Plant will commonly lose some leaves if it’s being underwatered. As a succulent, the Chocolate Soldier Plant doesn’t actually need that much water to thrive but if the potting mix is dry for too long, it’ll respond by drooping a few leaves.

Chocolate Soldier Plants can also lose their leaves in response to intense heat as they begin to dry out or if they are stressed or become shocked by a sudden change in environment.

You can tell a lot about why your Chocolate Soldier Plant is losing leaves by inspecting the leaves that fall off as well as the rest of the plant.

Although they don’t actually need that much moisture to survive, your Chocolate Soldier Plant may begin to droop down as a sign that it is being underwatered. Luckily, drooping is usually one of the first warning signs that something is wrong so if there are no other visible issues with your plant then you have most probably caught the issue early which will help to solve it quickly.

To ensure that it is underwatering causing your Chocolate Soldier Plant to droop, inspect the potting mix to check that it is dry and you may find that the roots have turned shrivelled and crispy. To solve the issue and stop your Chocolate Soldier Plant from drooping, slowly reintroduce watering and adjust your watering schedule moving forward.

Curling leaves on a Chocolate Soldier Plant tends to indicate issues with watering. This can actually be caused by both over and underwatering so it’s important that you check the potting mix before making any amends to your watering schedule.

If the curling leaves on your Chocolate Soldier Plant are caused by too much moisture, replace the potting mix and trim away any soft leaves. If underwatering is the problem, slowly reintroduce watering and increase the amount of water you are giving your plant each time. This should prevent it from drying out and developing curling leaves.