Favorite Housplant....Dying (pictures)

[usschicago1]

Ok first of all thanks everyone who helps with my cactus. It was a new stem and its coming up pretty good.

But My favorite housplant (idk name) has lost ALOT of leaves. I use those bulbs you stick in the soil that you see on tv. I have lost about 100 leaves on it. And they all have a WHITE POWDER. That if you hit it it falls to the ground. The plant next to it completly died but it had no white powder i could see.
What do i do? How do i stop it??

Thanks everyone!
Mark

Haha You can tell i got a new camra

I have been cuttting off all thebrowning leaves. The plant is about a year old and transplanted about 6 mo ago(everyspring)

 

[Lavender2]

Hi Mark
Looks like a Dieffenbachia

Mealybugs are a common problem ... white fuzzy stuff is usually on the stem also, or the base of the leaf.

Brown edges or spots, and yellowing or dying leaves, can be caused from a variety of things ... dieffenbachias like to be kept quite dry or dry between watering, esp in winter... good info at the link ...

Good luck!

 

[usschicago1]

Thanks ! Nothing seems to be moving, but from the picture on the site they seem to small to see. ill give it a good rinse tomorrow! Thank you SO MUCH!
-Mark