Why does your Agave stricta have brown leaf tips? Diagnose the cause and fix it with our step-by-step guide.
As a succulent, Agave stricta is somewhat more tolerant of dry air than tropical plants, but extremely low humidity can cause the fine margins of the leaves to desiccate and turn brown.
Excessive buildup of salts from tap water or fertilizers can migrate to the leaf margins, causing localized tissue death known as tip burn.
Allowing the root system to undergo extreme cycles of bone-dryness followed by heavy saturation can stress the plant, leading to necrotic leaf tips.
If the Agave was recently moved from shade to direct intense sunlight, the sudden increase in UV radiation can scorch the leaf extremities.
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