Leaves Pale between the Veins

Leaves pale between the veins. The areas between the veins appear yellow in color. This is called interveinal chlorosis.

Interveinal chlorosis is almost always associated with a nutrient imbalance. This may either be due to a deficiency of a specific element or to a pH Imbalance in the soil which inhibits an African Violet's ability to absorb nutrients. While the treatment is the same for both, you may still want to select from the list of additional symptoms in order to search for the precise cause of your African Violet's symptoms. Keep in mind, however, that due to the complex interaction between plant nutrients, pinpointing the precise cause will probably be very difficult. Often, an excess of one element will cause a deficiency in one or more other elements, and vice versa. Moreover, it may be that your African Violet is getting the proper balance of nutrients, but an imbalance in the soil pH is inhibiting its ability to absorb them. Thus, short of sending your plant to a laboratory for testing, you will probably have to be satisfied with simply knowing that your African Violet suffers a nutrient imbalance without knowing exactly why.

• Complete list of possible causes.

Additional Symptoms

• Interveinal chlorosis appears mostly on the older, larger leaves.
• Interveinal chlorosis appears mostly on the younger, smaller leaves of the crown.
• Leaves appear smaller than normal.
• Leaves are deformed or twisted.
• Leaves drop.
• Leaves darken on the edge. Edges appear brown in color.
• Leaves have brown spots on them.
• Leaves turn purple on the underside of them. This symptom will be most noticeable during cooler weather.
• Not flowering.
• Flowers change color. Purple flowers are turning more red, or red flowers are turning more purple.
• No other symptoms.

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