Variegated Ivy Leaves Are Wilted. Bacterial leaf spot is a botanical disease that affects English ivy and other foliage plants. As the disease progresses, the spots turn brown and cause the leaves to shrivel and fall from the plant. The best treatments for English ivy leaf spot are a combination of manually removing affected leaves, improving air circulation and, if all else fails, the application of a fungicide. The problem is that ivy is such a pretty decorative plant, you want to have them! I have banned any ivy from my house- and the other plants are better off because of it. Read on to find out more about Boston ivy leaf drop. Boston ivy is a vine that is especially popular in dense, urban areas where a plant has nowhere to go but up. Because the space for the roots is inadequate, the plant may not be able to absorb enough water and nutrients. It is perfectly normal to see your Boston ivy losing leaves in autumn. I recently bought some English Ivy for indoors, at first everything was going well, it was growing fine and technically it still is mostly, but some leaves start getting brown on the edges and the brown spots get bigger and bigger until the whole leaf is dead. I have an English ivy indoor plant that has become very sticky, secreting a strange sticky substance. A common problem is that when you see leaves droop or even fall off, you may be tempted to think the plant is thirsty and needs more water. I can see the spider mite pests on the leaves. The first symptoms of the disease are translucent, light-green spots with reddish edges that appear on the plant's leaves. This mold seldom causes damage. However, Boston ivy leaf drop can also be a sign of disease. Agreed. sudden about two weeks ago it started loosing leafs and seem to be dying off. After several months, the vines left in the tree will die and the leaves will turn brown and fall off. The only thing different about this year is we have had a lot more English Ivy is a common favorite among gardeners and homeowners due to its beauty. I never do anything to it , it just grows! Sad but true. I brought the plant home from work and sprayed it with a soap solution a couple of times and we cut it back quite a bit. Brown and yellow deterioration of leaves. This mold lives on secretions of aphids and scale insects which fall from the tree above. Some of the leaves were turning yellow. Eventually, the ivy won’t be as visible from below as the tree continues to grow. Ivy (Hedera spp.) I have over 60 indoor plants now and none are ivy. Sooty Mold (fungus, Capnodium sp., and others): The sooty mold fungus may develop on English ivy growing beneath certain trees. Remaining foliage should be sprayed with a fungicide. Infected leaves can be picked off and burned. 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