I brought home “I think” an imperial red philodendron a few days ago. I repotted right away and the roots are as bright as red as the stems and looked healthy! But omg there’s a stale smell that’s extreme! Clearly not normal ….what can I do?? Stinky Red is approximately 4 years old according to the owner of the local nursery!
by Dsquared9820
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Was it outside? Could a wild animal have peed in it? Or does it smell like pesticide? Neem oil has a not so pleasant smell to it. Thuricide also smells bad, but they’d have to have overdosed it for you to be able to smell it.
Why not change the soil and clean the leaves? Could be a lot of things. Some fertilizer smells nasty too.
Maybe give it a bath? Great looking plant tho
Hmm. I have two and they don’t smell. They’re about half the size of yours. I just repotted one yesterday and there was no smell at all. 🤔